One Hell of a Gamble - Khrushchev, Kennedy, Castro and the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1958-1964 (Hardcover, Reissue)

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When did Castro embrace the Soviet Union? What proposals were put before the Kremlin through Kennedy's back-channel diplomacy? Just how close was nuclear war? Based on research into American documents and access to Soviet archives, this work offers a glimpse of the plans, mistakes and fears of the leaders who brought the world so close to devastation in the worst crisis of the Cold War.

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When did Castro embrace the Soviet Union? What proposals were put before the Kremlin through Kennedy's back-channel diplomacy? Just how close was nuclear war? Based on research into American documents and access to Soviet archives, this work offers a glimpse of the plans, mistakes and fears of the leaders who brought the world so close to devastation in the worst crisis of the Cold War.

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John Murray General Publishing Division

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

September 1997

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242 x 162mm (L x W)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

431

Edition

Reissue

ISBN-13

978-0-7195-5518-3

Barcode

9780719555183

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LSN

0-7195-5518-3



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