| The Cuban Missile Crisis: A World in Peril Contributor(s): Valois, Karl E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1878668927 ISBN-13: 9781878668929 Publisher: History Compass OUR PRICE: $7.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2011 Annotation: For 13 days in October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union confronted each other, on the brink of potential nuclear disaster as they decided the fate of Soviet missile bases in Cuba. Excerpts of speeches, meeting notes, letters, and reminiscences of several key players including Kennedy, Krushchev, and others depict this ominous situation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Caribbean & West Indies - Cuba |
| Dewey: 973.923 |
| LCCN: 97078308 |
| Lexile Measure: 1250 |
| Series: Perspectives on History (Discovery) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.2" W x 7.3" (0.17 lbs) 70 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Chronological Period - 20th Century |