| Averting 'The Final Failure': John F. Kennedy and the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis Meetings Contributor(s): Stern, Sheldon M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804748462 ISBN-13: 9780804748469 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2003 Annotation: " Anyone who lived through the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, one of the most perilous moments in contemporary history, will find Sheldon M. Stern' s Averting ' The Final Failure' a real page turner. In highly readable fashion it details the inside story based on Oval Office tapes of the 13 days that shook the world." -- Arnold Beichman, The Washington Times " ...Stern' s skillful analysis of these Kennedy tapes provides a welcome addition to the voluminous literature on the crisis, showing that evaluations of Kennedy' s leadership, crisis resolution, and Cold War policies are far from complete." -- Journal of American History |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Political Science | International Relations - Arms Control - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch |
| Dewey: 973.922 |
| LCCN: 2003008010 |
| Series: Stanford Nuclear Age |
| Physical Information: 1.36" H x 6.33" W x 9.36" (1.70 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first and only comprehensive narrative account of the secret Cuban missile crisis ExComm meetings, by the first historian to hear the tapes of every secretly recorded discussion. |