Descript |
xi, 420 p., [16]p. of plates : map, ports. ; 24 cm. |
Note |
Originally published: New York: W.W. Norton & Company; London: John Murray, 1997. |
Contents |
Part I: The embrace. -- 1. "Where does Castro stand regarding Russia?" -- 2. Our man in Havana -- 3. La Coubre -- 4. "Cuba si, Yankee no!" -- Part II: The clash. -- 5. Bay of Pigs -- 6. The education of a president -- 7. Condor and mongoose -- 8. Trouble in the tropics -- 9. The nuclear decision -- 10. Anadyr -- 11. "Now we can swat your ass" -- 12. Ex Comm -- 13. Missile crisis -- 14. Climax of the Cold War -- 15. Mikoyan's mission -- Part III: The aftermath -- 16. To the American university speech -- 17. Dallas and Moscow. |
ISBN |
0712665498 |
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