missiles in Cuba, an action that brought the world as close as it has ever come to all-out nuclear war.  In the face of the missile crisis, Kennedy held firm. The Soviets backed down, removing the nuclear weapons from Cuba, but the
Thirteen Days A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 4.0
Review: 38
Studio: W. W. Norton & Company
The unique, gripping account of the perilous showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union. 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 a clear and simple record, he describes the personalities involved in the crisis, with particular attention to the actions and attitudes of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. He describes the daily, even hourly, exchanges between Russian representatives and American. In firsthand immediacy we see the frightening responsibility of two great nations holding the fate of the world in their hands.
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Price: $13.95 USD
Charlie Rose with Ernest May Philip Zelikow Stephen Jay Gould Caleb Carr October 22 1997
Binding: DVD
Rating: 4.0
Review: 1
Studio: Charlie Rose
First, Charlie talks to Ernest May & Philip Zelikow of Harvard University about their book, The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The tapes were recently released and reveal white house deliberations during the crisis. Next, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould discusses the upcoming millennium and his book, Questioning the New Millennium: A Rationalist's Guide to a Precisely Arbitrary Countdown. Finally, novelist Caleb Carr talks about his book The Angel of Darkness that looks at the underworld of 19th century New York.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
Manufacturer: Charlie Rose
Price: $24.95 USD
Do What You Want With Your Life and Live Your Life Most True
long-range life planning wasn't something that my friends ever talked about as it seemed that with the 'Nam war and the Cuban missile crisis threatening the annihilation of the planet that there wasn't much point to figuring out what we
Charlie Rose with Neil Herman Kevin Arquit Steven Ballmer Stansfield Turner October 21 1997
Binding: DVD
Rating: 4.0
Review: 1
Studio: Charlie Rose
First, in light of the recent charges against software giant Microsoft, Charlie speaks with attorneys Neil Herman & Steven Ballmer about the nature of the U. S. Justice Department's anti-trust lawsuit against the company. Later, Executive Vice President of Microsoft Steven Ballmer tells Charlie about his company's reaction to the effort to break up Microsoft. Finally, retired CIA director Stansfield Turner talks about strategies to prevent nuclear terrorism and his new book, Caging the Nuclear Genie.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
Manufacturer: Charlie Rose
Price: $24.95 USD
One Minute to Midnight Kennedy Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5.0
Review: 35
Studio: Knopf
In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban sources to produce the most authoritative book yet on the Cuban missile crisis. In his hour-by-hour chronicle of those near-fatal days, Dobbs reveals some startling new incidents that illustrate how close we came to Armageddon.Here, for the first time, are gripping accounts of Khrushchevs plan to destroy the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo; the accidental overflight of the Soviet Union by an American spy plane; the movement of Soviet nuclear warheads around Cuba during the tensest days of the crisis; the activities of CIA agents inside Cuba; and the crash landing of an American F-106 jet with a live nuclear weapon on board.Dobbs takes us inside the White House and the Kremlin as Kennedy and Khrushchevrational, intelligent men separated by an ocean of ideological suspicionagonize over the possibility of war. He shows how these two leaders recognized the terrifying realities of the nuclear age while Castronever swayed by conventional political considerationsdemonstrated the messianic ambition of a man selected by history for a unique mission. As the story unfolds, Dobbs brings us onto the decks of American ships patrolling Cuba; inside sweltering Soviet submarines and missile units as they ready their warheads; and onto the streets of Miami, where anti-Castro exiles plot the dictators overthrow.Based on exhaustive new research and told in breathtaking prose, here is a riveting account of historys most dangerous hours, full of lessons for our time.
Manufacturer: Knopf
Price: $28.95 USD
Sir Winston Churchill- Book Excerpt
of went bankrupt and faded away. WC: Really? Well thank goodness for that. Too much vodka and missiles, not enough chow on the table, eh? Knew it! MS: Sir, this has been a most interesting interview. WC: Remember that all
Essence of Decision Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis 2nd Edition
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 4.0
Review: 12
Studio: Longman
One of the most influential political science works written in the post World War II era, the original edition of Essence of Decision is a unique and fascinating examination of the pivotal event of the Cold War. Not simply revised, but completely re-written, the Second Edition of this classic text is a fresh reinterpretation of the theories and events surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis, incorporating all new information from the Kennedy tapes and recently de-classified Soviet files. The Second Edition refines the arguments presented in the original book in light of Graham Allison's experience as the Assistant Secretary of Defense and the founding Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The Second Edition also features a new co-author, Philip Zelikow, author of the best-selling and critically-acclaimed The Kennedy Tapes, which was published by Harvard University Press in 1997. Essence of Decision, Second Edition, is a vivid look at decision-making under pressure and is the only single volume work that attempts to answer the enduring question: how should citizens understand the actions of their government?
Manufacturer: Longman
Price: $22.80 USD
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