Kennedy, John F (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Search this
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich 1894-1971 Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 206 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Soviet Union
Date:
2004
Notes:
"A Presidio Press book"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
The crisis in memory -- The palms of spring -- The missiles of October -- K v. K -- The thorn in the flesh -- The rockets hit home -- Only one will face the bull -- And who will blink? -- No very good war -- All of them? -- How far the brink
Summary:
An examination of the Cuban Missile Crisis analyzes the roles, objectives, and actions of John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev during the October 1962 showdown between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
