Description
Drawing on revealing new research, this richly informative volume is the definitive concise introduction to the crisis that took the sector to the threshold of nuclear war.
• 73 alphabetically organized entries that provide valuable insights into the leaders, events, and ideas that shaped the Cuban Missile Crisis
• More than a dozen expert contributors representing all countries involved within the crisis
• Seven number one source documents, including President Kennedy’s speech to the American public and letters exchanged between Premier Kruschev and Fidel Castro
• Biographies of major figures, including the Kennedys, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro, Adlai Stevenson, and Valerian Zorin
• A thorough chronology outlining all key events before, all the way through, and after the crisis
• A comprehensive bibliography at the crisis, including a significant selection of up to date publications that have brought new working out of the conflict to light