Описание: In October, 1962, the Cuban missile crisis brought human civilization to the brink of destruction. On the 50th anniversary of the most dangerous confrontation of the nuclear era, two of the leading experts on the crisis recreate the drama of those tumultuous days as experienced by the leaders of the three countries directly involved: U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and Cuban President Fidel Castro. Organized around the letters exchanged among the leaders as the crisis developed and augmented with many personal details of the circumstances under which they were written, considered, and received, Blight and Lang poignantly document the rapidly shifting physical and psychological realities faced in Washington, Moscow, and Havana. The result is a revolving stage that allows the reader to experience the Cuban missile crisis as never before--through the eyes of each leader as they move through the crisis. The Armageddon Letters: Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis transports the reader back to October 1962, telling a story as gripping as any fictional apocalyptic novel.
Автор: Munton, Don (university Of Northern British Columbia) Welch, David A. (university Of Toronto) Название: Cuban missile crisis ISBN: 0199795703 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199795703 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 2374.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Alice L. George Название: Awaiting Armageddon: How Americans Faced the Cuban Missile Crisis ISBN: 1469608839 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781469608839 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 7484.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For thirteen days in October 1962, America stood at the brink of nuclear war. Nikita Khrushchev`s decision to place nuclear missiles in Cuba and John F. Kennedy`s defiant response introduced the possibility of unprecedented cataclysm. Awaiting Armageddon provides the first in-depth look at this crisis as it roiled outside of government offices.
Описание: A systematic critical survey of American strategic thinking and the strategic culture in which it is formed. In particular, this book seeks to interrogate the theory and strategy of nuclear deterrence, and its relationship to the concept of missile defence. Drawing widely on the theoretical literature in international relations and strategic studies, it identifies the key groups that have competed over America's nuclear policy post-1945 and examines how the concept of missile defence went through a process of gestation and intellectual contestation, leading to its eventual legitimization in the late 1990s. Steff sheds light on the individuals, groups, institutions and processes that led to the decision by the Bush administration to deploy a national missile defence shield. Additionally, Steff systematically examines the impact deployment had on the calculations of Russia and China. In the process he explains that their reactions under the Bush administration have continued into the Obama era, revealing that a new great power security dilemma has broken out. This, Steff shows, has led to a decline in great power relations as a consequence.
Автор: L. Scott Название: Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis ISBN: 0312219156 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780312219154 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 20962.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This study provides a new archive-based account of the Cuban missile crisis, providing the first detailed and authoritative account from the British perspective. The book draws upon new British and US archival material and recent scholarship in the west and the former USSR.
Автор: Nathan Название: The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited ISBN: 0312060696 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780312060695 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 14673.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An overview of information recently released by the former Soviet Union, the USA and Cuba. The collection, edited by a long-time student of the crisis, is an up-to-date work that bears on a moment when the world, for good cause, held its breath in fear that the morning might bring the apocalypse.
Описание: Offers a detailed history of the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile program, which has served as a powerful component of US nuclear strategies for over half a century. David Stumpf examines technological breakthroughs, and places the Minuteman program in context with world events.
Автор: Simpkin, James Название: Labour`s Ballistic Missile Defence Policy 1997-2010 ISBN: 1032289252 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781032289250 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 19906.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Cordesman Anthony H., Gold Bryan Название: The Gulf Military Balance: The Missile and Nuclear Dimensions ISBN: 1442227931 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442227934 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17702.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The United States faces major challenges in dealing with Iran, the threat of terrorism, and the tide of political instability in the Arabian Peninsula. The presence of some of the world`s largest reserves of oil and natural gas, vital shipping lanes, and Shia populations throughout the region have made the peninsula the focal point of US and Iranian strategic competition.
Автор: M. White Название: The Cuban Missile Crisis ISBN: 1349393843 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349393848 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In so doing, it presents a cluster of new findings and arguments, including a fresh interpretation of Khrushchev`s motives for putting missiles in Cuba, new information on the mystery surrounding Senator Kenneth Keating`s secret sources, and evidence indicating that JFK planned to carry out a military strike on Cuba at the start of the crisis.
The Cuban missile crisis was the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War and the most perilous moment in American history. In this dramatic narrative written especially for students and general readers, Sheldon M. Stern, longtime historian at the John F. Kennedy Library, enables the reader to follow the often harrowing twists and turns of the crisis.
Based on the author’s authoritative transcriptions of the secretly recorded ExComm meetings, the book conveys the emotional ambiance of the meetings by capturing striking moments of tension and anger as well as occasional humorous intervals. Unlike today's readers, the participants did not have the luxury of knowing how this potentially catastrophic showdown would turn out, and their uncertainty often gives their discussions the nerve-racking quality of a fictional thriller. As President Kennedy told his advisers, “What we are doing is throwing down a card on the table in a game which we don't know the ending of.”
Stern documents that JFK and his administration bore a substantial share of the responsibility for the crisis. Covert operations in Cuba, including efforts to kill Fidel Castro, had convinced Nikita Khrushchev that only the deployment of nuclear weapons could protect Cuba from imminent attack. However, President Kennedy, a seasoned Cold Warrior in public, was deeply suspicious of military solutions to political problems and appalled by the prospect of nuclear war. He consistently steered policy makers away from an apocalyptic nuclear conflict, measuring each move and countermove with an eye to averting what he called, with stark eloquence, “the final failure.”
Автор: Wynne Nick, Knetsch Joe Название: Edge of Armageddon: Florida and the Cuban Missile Crisis ISBN: 1478702478 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478702474 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2641.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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