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  • For 13 days in October 1962 the United States and the Soviet Union confronted ... For 13 days in October 1962 the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other on the brink of potential nuclear disaster as they decided the fate of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Excerpts of speeches meeting notes letters and... more
  • For 13 days in October 1962 the United States and the Soviet Union confronted ... For 13 days in October 1962 the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other on the brink of potential nuclear disaster as they decided the fate of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Excerpts of speeches meeting notes letters and... more
  • Based on secret transcripts of top-level diplomacy undertaken by the number-tw... Based on secret transcripts of top-level diplomacy undertaken by the number-two Soviet leader Anastas Mikoyan to settle the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 this book rewrites conventional history. The missiles of October and 13 days were only half the... more
  • Previous works on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) have approached the topic fr... Previous works on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) have approached the topic from the point of view of the U.S. and its allies while Cuban experiences have still not been sufficiently discussed. This book presents new aspects which have seldom - or... more
  • Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more
  • This edited volume addresses the main lessons and legacies of the 1962 Cuban M... This edited volume addresses the main lessons and legacies of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis from a global perspective. Despite the discoveries of recent research there is still much more to be revealed about the handling of nuclear weapons before... more
  • 9781324035985. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. ... 9781324035985. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 480. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 480 p. The definitive history....With his masterly book Mr. Plokhy has sounded a warning bell. -- The Economist A... more
  • Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c... Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help.... more
  • This volume brings together a collection of leading international experts to r... This volume brings together a collection of leading international experts to revisit and review our understanding of the Cuban Missile Crisis via a critical reappraisal of some of the key texts. In October 1962 humankind came close to the end of its... more
  •   For thirteen days in October of 1962 a truly perilous flirtation with nucl...   For thirteen days in October of 1962 a truly perilous flirtation with nuclear war developed between the United States and USSR as the superpowers argued over the installation of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. Launched by rash judgment and... more
  • Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War today s world leaders are ab... Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War today s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties building up their nuclear arsenals and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age we must relearn the lessons of... more
  • Sergo Mikoyan who died in 2010 was a historian specializing in Latin America a... Sergo Mikoyan who died in 2010 was a historian specializing in Latin America and in Soviet-Latin American relations. Svetlana Savranskaya is a research fellow at the National Security Archive at George Washington University. more
  • Let s take a look at the major events that transpired during the cold war. Mor... Let s take a look at the major events that transpired during the cold war. More specifically read about the conflict with Vietnam the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Sputnik Launch. But what will your child get from reading these harrowing facts? The... more
  • These monographs very effectively revisit Cold War moments of incredible conse... These monographs very effectively revisit Cold War moments of incredible consequence. For those of us who have firsthand memories reading the two volumes brought them all back. For readers with no firsthand knowledge Bromley has provided an... more
  • Let s take a look at the major events that transpired during the Cold War. Mor... Let s take a look at the major events that transpired during the Cold War. More specifically read about the conflict with Vietnam the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Sputnik Launch. But what will your child get from reading these harrowing facts? The... more
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