The Cuban missile crisis : the threshold of nuclear war / by Alice L. George.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

George, Alice L., 1952-

Series:

Critical moments in American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.

Physical Description:

xvi, 189 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

For thirteen days in October of 1962, a truly perilous flirtation with nuclear war developed between the United States and the USSR, as the superpowers argued over the installation of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba. Launched by rash judgment and concluded through circumspect leadership, the Cuban Missile Crisis acted as a catalyst for change during the Cold War. Resolved through back-channel negotiations, the moment is popularly remembered as the closest the world has ever come to full-scale nuclear war. Using government memoranda, personal letters, and newspaper articles, The Cuban Missile Crisis details the actual events of the political history, while explaining widespread public response. Alice George introduces the history of Cold War America and contextualizes its political, social, and cultural legacy. This will be a must-read for anyone looking for an in-depth summary of these important events. Book jacket.

Contents:

The chill of the nuclear age

Kennedy and Khrushchev

The ticking clock

A world on edge

Into the dark

Moving ahead, looking back.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [180]-185) and index.

ISBN:

9780415899710

0415899710

9780415899727

0415899729

OCLC:

794041203