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One hell of a gamble : Khrushchev, Castro, and Kennedy, 1958-1964 / Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 1998Edition: First Norton paperback editionDescription: xi, 420 pages : illustrations, mapContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0393317900
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.922092
Contents:
Part I : the embrace
"Where does Castro stand regarding Russia?"
Our man in Havana
La Coubre
"Cuba, si, Yankee no!"
Part II : the clash
Bay of pigs
The education of a president
Condor and mongoose
Trouble in the tropics
The nuclear decision
Anadyr
"Now we can swat your ass"
Ex Comm
Missile crisis
Climax of the Cold War
Mikoyan's mission
Part III : the aftermath
To the American University speech
Dallas and Moscow
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Book Book Greater Project 4 Branch Reference Section Circulation C 973.922092 F991o 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 120309d

Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-408) and index.

Part I : the embrace

"Where does Castro stand regarding Russia?"

Our man in Havana

La Coubre

"Cuba, si, Yankee no!"

Part II : the clash

Bay of pigs

The education of a president

Condor and mongoose

Trouble in the tropics

The nuclear decision

Anadyr

"Now we can swat your ass"

Ex Comm

Missile crisis

Climax of the Cold War

Mikoyan's mission

Part III : the aftermath

To the American University speech

Dallas and Moscow

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