Description
During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes each of the participants during the sometimes hour-to-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a new foreword, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light, especially from the Soviet Union.
Author: Robert F. Kennedy
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 11/17/1999
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9780393318340
ISBN10: 0393318346
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 20th Century
- History | Military | Nuclear Warfare
- History | Caribbean & West Indies | General