The Cuban Missile Crisis

by Peter Chrisp

Published 1 March 2002

The Cuban Missile Crisis

by Peter Chrisp

Published 16 August 2001
This book examines the international background to this crisis including Castro's revolution, the personalities of Khrushchev and Kennedy, the atmosphere of paranoia and mistrust in Washington and Moscow. Plus a day-to-day detailed account of the crisis itself. Biographical and Quotation panels give insights into the minds and personalities of those who caused and perpetrated the Cold War. It includes an extensive datelist, which gives a detailed chronology of the era.