Includes bibliographical references (page 47)and index.
Contents
The roots of a conflict -- A deception is unmasked -- Ex comm -- To the brink -- The crisis ends.
Summary
Soviets secretly installed missiles with nuclear warheads in Cuba. When President Kennedy learned about these weapons, he confronted Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. The world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. This is the story of this event.
