The Other Missiles Of October

Author : Philip Nash
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807863565

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Shedding important new light on the history of the Cold War, Philip Nash tells the story of what the United States gave up to help end the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. By drawing on documents only recently declassified, he shows that one of President Kennedy's compromises with the Soviets involved the removal of Jupiter missiles from Italy and Turkey, an arrangement concealed from both the American public and the rest of the NATO allies. Nash traces the entire history of the Jupiters and explores why the United States offered these nuclear missiles, which were capable of reaching targets in the Soviet Union, to its European allies after the launch of Sputnik. He argues that, despite their growing doubts, both Eisenhower and Kennedy proceeded with the deployment of the missiles because they felt that cancellation would seriously damage America's credibility with its allies and the Soviet Union. The Jupiters subsequently played a far more significant role in Khrushchev's 1962 decision to deploy his missiles in Cuba, in U.S. deliberations during the ensuing missile crisis, and in the resolution of events in Cuba than most existing histories have supposed.

Author : Robert Smith Thompson
Publisher : Touchstone
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0671871765

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A dramatic reinterpretation of a seminal event of the Cold War--based on documents recently made available at the National Security Archive. Thompson recreates the hysterical anti-communist atmosphere of the early 1960s, shedding light on one of the darkest moments in recent history. Photos.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
ISBN : UOM:39015089062759

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The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert F. Kennedy
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0393341534

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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Robert F. Kennedy Pdf

"A minor classic in its laconic, spare, compelling evocation by a participant of the shifting moods and maneuvers of the most dangerous moment in human history."—Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes each of the participants during the sometimes hour-to-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a new foreword, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light, especially from the Soviet Union.

Author : Sergo Anastasovich Mikoi︠a︡n
Publisher : Cold War International History
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 0804762015

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The Soviet Cuban Missile Crisis by Sergo Anastasovich Mikoi︠a︡n Pdf

300 pages of documents include: telegrams, memoranda of conversations, instructions to diplomats, etc.

Author : Howard Brinkley
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621074533

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13 Days in October by Howard Brinkley Pdf

Never has the world come as close to the catastrophic destruction that nearly came to pass in October 1962. The United States and the Soviet Union, uneasy allies in World War II but Cold War rivals after the defeat of Germany, squared off over the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba. This launched 13 days of tense negotiations between the two nations, as both President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev prepared for the possibility of nuclear war. While neither man wanted a war and understood the potential consequences, the situation was not merely in their hands. Khrushchev faced pressure from Soviets to take a hardline stance against the U.S., while Kennedy faced the real possibility of a military coup if he did not follow the strong recommendations of his military advisors to destroy the missiles. As Attorney General Robert Kennedy said, "The 10 or 12 people who participated in all these discussions were bright and energetic people. We had perhaps amongst the most able in the country and if any one of a half a dozen of them were president, the world would have been very likely plunged into catastrophic war." Read more about the history of this short crisis in this book. HistoryCaps is an imprint of BookCaps Study Guides. With each book, a brief period of history is recapped. We publish a wide array of topics (from baseball and music to science and philosophy), so check our growing catalogue regularly to see our newest books.

Author : J. Nathan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137114624

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The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited by J. Nathan Pdf

The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited is a comprehensive overview of the great cornucopia of new materials recently released by the Soviet Union, United States, and Cuba. The authors, some of whom were participants in the crisis, have all had a major role in bringing to light either significant reevaluations of the crisis, or in some cases, truly startling revelations of the extant wisdom surrounding much of the crisis. The collection, edited by a long-time student of the crisis, is a coherent, original, and 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.

Author : Norman Polmar
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781620459614

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DEFCON-2 by Norman Polmar Pdf

The closest we've ever come to the end of the world "DEFCON-2 is the best single volume on the Cuban Missile Crisis published and is an important contribution to the history of the Cold War. Beyond the military and political facts of the crisis, Polmar and Gresham sketch the personalities that created and coped with the crisis. They also show us how close we came to the edge without becoming sensationalistic."—Larry Bond, bestselling author of Dangerous Ground Spy-satellite and aerial-reconnaissance photos reveal that one of the United States's bitterest enemies may be acquiring weapons of mass destruction and the means to use them against the American homeland. Administration officials refuse to accept intelligence professionals' interpretation of these images and order an end to spy missions over the offending nation. More than a month later, after vicious infighting, the president orders the spy missions to resume. The new photos reveal an array of ballistic missiles, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and striking deep within U.S. territory. It appears that the missiles will be fully operational within one week. This is not a plot setup for a suspense novel; it is the true story of the most terrifying moment in the 45-year Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union: the Cuban Missile Crisis. DEFCON-2 tells this tale as it has never been told before—from both sides, with the help of hundreds of recently declassified U.S. and Soviet documents, as well as interviews with numerous former spies, military figures, and government officials who speak out here for the first time.

Author : Alex Wellerstein
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226833446

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Restricted Data by Alex Wellerstein Pdf

The first full history of US nuclear secrecy, from its origins in the late 1930s to our post–Cold War present. The American atomic bomb was born in secrecy. From the moment scientists first conceived of its possibility to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and beyond, there were efforts to control the spread of nuclear information and the newly discovered scientific facts that made such powerful weapons possible. The totalizing scientific secrecy that the atomic bomb appeared to demand was new, unusual, and very nearly unprecedented. It was foreign to American science and American democracy—and potentially incompatible with both. From the beginning, this secrecy was controversial, and it was always contested. The atomic bomb was not merely the application of science to war, but the result of decades of investment in scientific education, infrastructure, and global collaboration. If secrecy became the norm, how would science survive? Drawing on troves of declassified files, including records released by the government for the first time through the author’s efforts, Restricted Data traces the complex evolution of the US nuclear secrecy regime from the first whisper of the atomic bomb through the mounting tensions of the Cold War and into the early twenty-first century. A compelling history of powerful ideas at war, it tells a story that feels distinctly American: rich, sprawling, and built on the conflict between high-minded idealism and ugly, fearful power.

Author : Priscilla Roberts
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216068921

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Cuban Missile Crisis by Priscilla Roberts Pdf

Drawing on revealing new research, this richly informative volume is the definitive concise introduction to the crisis that took the world to the brink of nuclear war. Cuban Missile Crisis: The Essential Reference Guide captures the historical context, the minute-by-minute drama, and the profound repercussions of the "Missiles of October" confrontation that brought the very real threat of nuclear attack to the United States' doorstep. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the crisis, it takes full advantage of recently opened Soviet archives as well as interviews with key Russian, Cuban, and U.S. officials to explore the event as it played out in Moscow, Havana, Washington, and other locations around the world. Cuban Missile Crisis contains an introductory essay by the author and alphabetically organized reference entries contributed by leading Cold War researchers. The book also includes an exceptionally comprehensive bibliography. Together, these resources give readers everything they need to understand the escalating tensions that led to the crisis as well as the intense diplomacy that resolved it, including new information about the back-channel negotiations between Robert Kennedy and Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin.

Author : Howard Brinkley,Historycaps
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1481203851

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13 Days in October by Howard Brinkley,Historycaps Pdf

This fascinating and readable account will appeal to all those interested in the Antarctic region in general.

Author : James G. Blight,Bruce J. Allyn,David A. Welch
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0742522695

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Cuba on the Brink by James G. Blight,Bruce J. Allyn,David A. Welch Pdf

With the disintegration of the Soviet Union and international socialism, Cuba now finds itself isolated as the United States continues to press for its economic and political collapse. How Fidel Castro sees Cuba's plight and what he hopes to do about it emerge from this account of a unique conference held in Havana in 1992. The meeting brought together participants in the Cuban missile crisis from the former Soviet Union, Cuba, and the U.S. to discuss its causes and course. This account is now available for the first time in paperback, on the 40th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. This first meeting between Castro, his ex-Soviet allies, and his American foes produced startling revelations about his dealings with the Soviets, chilling details of the number and kind of Soviet nuclear arms that Cuba possessed in 1962, and an illuminating account of Castro's view of the American threat--then and now. The dramatic exchanges between Castro and such conference participants as Anatoly I. Gribkov, former head of the Warsaw Pact; former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara; and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Special Assistant to John Kennedy, reveal misperceptions on all sides that led us to the brink of nuclear war. An extraordinary examination of an international crisis, Cuba on the Brink illustrates the ongoing "Cuba problem," and will help guide our actions toward other countries deemed hostile to our national interest.

Author : Robert F. Kennedy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349007523

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13 Days by Robert F. Kennedy Pdf

Author : Elie Abel
Publisher : Bantam Books
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Cuba
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001957658

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The Missile Crisis by Elie Abel Pdf

President Kennedy's decisive action during the 1962 nuclear confrontation between Russia and the U.S. over missle sites in Cuba is chronicled.

Author : Ernest R May,Philip D Zelikow
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-02-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0393322599

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Kennedy Tapes Concise Edition by Ernest R May,Philip D Zelikow Pdf

October 1962: the United States and the Soviet Union stood eyeball to eyeball, each brandishing enough nuclear weapons to obliterate civilization in the Northern Hemisphere. It was one of the most dangerous moments in world history. Day by day, for two weeks, the inner circle of President Kennedy's National Security Council debated what to do, twice coming to the brink of attacking Soviet military units in Cuba -- units equipped for nuclear retaliation. And through it all, unbeknownst to any of the participants except the President himself, tape was rolling, capturing for posterity the deliberations that might have ended the world as we know it. Now available in this new concise edition, The Kennedy Tapes retains its gripping sense of history in the making. Book jacket.