The Cuban Missile Crisis is the closest the United States came
to nuclear war during the Cold War era. Facing down the buildup of
Soviet missiles in Cuba in 1962, President John F. Kennedy took a
calculated risk and succeeded in negotiating the removal of those
weapons after weeks of teetering on the brink of war. This riveting
narrative and ready-reference guide captures the drama of that
crisis. Eleven chapters trace the unfolding of events from the
United States, Cuban, and Soviet perspectives.
Ready reference features include: a blow-by-blow chronology of
daily events during the Crisis, lengthy biographical profiles of
the nine key players, including Cuba's Fidel Castro, Soviet Premier
Nikita Khrushchev, and key Kennedy Cabinet members who were part of
Kennedy's Crisis team; the text of 19 primary documents, including
conversations in the Oval Office and memoranda that put the reader
inside the crisis room, and Kennedy's speeches to the nation; and
an annotated bibliography of print and electronic sources suitable
for student research. James Nathan, an expert on the Cuban Missile
Crisis, provides an interesting narrative with all the high drama
of the Crisis, along with a contemporary historical perspective
that will help readers to gain an understanding of the event that
symbolized the height of the Cold War and its long-term
significance.
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