The Cuban Missile Crisis: A World in Peril

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 reminiscences of several key players including Kennedy, Krushchev, and others depict this ominous situation.

Author: Karl E. Valois
Publisher: History Compass
Published: 07/20/2011
Pages: 70
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.17lbs
Size: 7.30h x 5.20w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9781878668929
ISBN10: 1878668927
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- History | Russia | General
- History | Caribbean & West Indies | Cuba

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