The True Story that Inspired "The Hunt for Red October"

Every academic's dream is not necessarily to be profiled in People magazine, but that is exactly what happened to Greg Young. He uncovered a mutiny in the Soviet Navy in graduate school and his master's thesis, discovered by Tom Clancy became the basis for the best-selling book, The Hunt for Red October. Greg will talk about both the unbelievable true story, but also how he uncovered this event that proves the axiom that truth is often better than fiction.