James G. Blight, Janet M. Lang

The Armageddon Letters

Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis

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Produktbeschreibung

The Armageddon Letters: Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis recreates the drama of the Cuban Missile Crisis as experienced by the leaders of the three countries directly involved. They poignantly document the rapidly shifting physical and psychological realities each leader faced, allowing the reader to experience the crisis as never before.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 525g
• ISBN-13: 9781442216808
• ISBN-10: 1442216808
• Artikelnr.: 42999464

Autorenporträt

By James G. Blight and janet M. Lang

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication Epigraph Foreword by Peter Almond Introduction. Armageddon in
Retrospect: "Carrying the Fire" of the Cuban Missile Crisis Into the 21st
Century Cast of Characters. Three Leaders/Three Crises Prelude. Sleepwalk:
April 1961-October 1962 Act I. Collision: October 22, 23 1962 Act II.
Spiral: October 23-28 1962 Act III. Escape: October 27-31 1962 Act IV.
Squeeze: October 30 1962-November 20 1962 Postscript. Hope: December 10
1962-October 15 2010 Appendix A. The Armageddon Time Machine/Text:
Acquiring the Letters Appendix B. The Armageddon Time Machine/Context:
Bringing the Letters Back to Life Credits Endnotes Acknowledgments The
Authors Index