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The abyss : nuclear crisis Cuba 1962 / Max Hastings.
"In The Abyss, Max Hastings turns his focus to one of the most terrifying events of the mid-twentieth century--the thirteen days in October 1962 when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Hastings looks at the conflict with fresh eyes, focusing on the people at the heart of the crisis--America President John F. Kennedy, Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, and a host of their advisors. Combining in-depth research with Hasting's well-honed insights, The Abyss is a human history that unfolds on a wide, colorful canvas. As the action moves back and forth from Moscow to Washington, DC, to Havana, Hastings seeks to explain, as much as to describe, the attitudes and conduct of the Soviets, Cubans, and Americans, and to recreate the tension and heightened fears of countless innocent bystanders whose lives hung in the balance. Reflecting on the outcome of these events, he reveals how the aftermath of this momentous crisis continues to reverberate today"--provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0062980130
- ISBN: 9780062980137
- Physical Description: xxxviii, 538 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-513) and index. |
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| Subject: | Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016. Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971. Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 > Historiography. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland Community Library | 972.9106 HAS (Text) | 34422007271873 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
