The abyss : nuclear crisis Cuba 1962
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Pubishers, [2022].
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xxxvii, 538 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimilies, photographs, maps ; 24 cm
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Nonfiction - Adult Non-Fiction
972.91064
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Castro, Fidel, -- 1926-2016.
Cold War.
Cuba -- Foreign relations -- 1959-1990.
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
History.
International relations -- History -- 20th century.
Kennedy, John F. -- (John Fitzgerald), -- 1917-1963.
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, -- 1894-1971.
Nuclear crisis control -- History -- 20th century.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1975.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963.
Castro, Fidel, -- 1926-2016.
Cold War.
Cuba -- Foreign relations -- 1959-1990.
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
History.
International relations -- History -- 20th century.
Kennedy, John F. -- (John Fitzgerald), -- 1917-1963.
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, -- 1894-1971.
Nuclear crisis control -- History -- 20th century.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1975.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963.
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Pubishers, [2022].
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In The Abyss, Max Hastings turns his focus to one of the most terrifying events of the mid-twentieth century—the thirteen days in October 1962 when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Hastings looks at the conflict with fresh eyes, focusing on the people at the heart of the crisis—American President John F. Kennedy, Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, and a host of their advisors. Combining in-depth research with Hasting’s well-honed insights, The Abyss is a human history that unfolds on a wide, colorful canvas. As the action moves back and forth from Moscow to Washington, DC, to Havana, Hastings seeks to explain, as much as to describe, the attitudes and conduct of the Soviets, Cubans, and Americans, and to recreate the tension and heightened fears of countless innocent bystanders whose lives hung in the balance. Reflecting on the outcome of these events, he reveals how the aftermath of this momentous crisis continues to reverberate today.--,Provided by publisher.
Original Version
Originally published:,United Kingdom :William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, c2022,,Abyss.
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