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Author Nathan, James A.

Title Anatomy of the Cuban Missile Crisis / James A. Nathan.

Publication Info. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  973.922 NATHAN    Check Shelf
Description xxix, 215 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Series Greenwood Press guides to historic events of the twentieth century, 1092-177X
Greenwood Press guides to historic events of the twentieth century. 1092-177X
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-206) and index.
Contents Introduction -- Kennedy, apocalyptic power, and Cold War backdrop -- Enter Cuba -- Cuba: Cold War -- competition and containment by stealth -- Politics of a "perfect failure": Bay of Pigs invasion -- Blowback and Berlin -- Cuba: "Top priority in the United States government-all else is secondary" -- August 1962: spotting the buildup, planning for the worst -- Thirteen days on the brink of war: Cuban Missile Crisis -- Nuclear dimension -- Conclusion -- Biographies: Personalities behind the Cuban Missile Crisis -- Primary documents of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Subject Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
ISBN 0313299730 alkaline paper
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