Armageddon Letters - Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis

The Armageddon Letters: Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis recreates the drama of the Cuban Missile Crisis as experienced by the leaders of the three countries directly involved. They poignantly document the rapidly shifting physical and psychological realities each leader faced, allowing the reader to experience the crisis as never before.

List of contents

Dedication
Epigraph
Foreword by Peter Almond
Introduction. Armageddon in Retrospect: "Carrying the Fire" of the Cuban Missile Crisis Into the 21st Century
Cast of Characters. Three Leaders/Three Crises
Prelude. Sleepwalk: April 1961-October 1962
Act I. Collision: October 22, 23 1962
Act II. Spiral: October 23-28 1962
Act III. Escape: October 27-31 1962
Act IV. Squeeze: October 30 1962-November 20 1962
Postscript. Hope: December 10 1962-October 15 2010
Appendix A. The Armageddon Time Machine/Text: Acquiring the Letters
Appendix B. The Armageddon Time Machine/Context: Bringing the Letters Back to Life
Credits
Endnotes
Acknowledgments
The Authors
Index

About the author

James G. Blight is the Center for International Governance Innovation Chair in Foreign Policy Development at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo, in Ontario, Canada.

Janet M. Lang is research professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Summary

The Armageddon Letters: Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis recreates the drama of the Cuban Missile Crisis as experienced by the leaders of the three countries directly involved. They poignantly document the rapidly shifting physical and psychological realities each leader faced, allowing the reader to experience the crisis as never before.

Product details

• Authors: James G Blight, James G. Blight, James G. Lang Blight, Blight James G., Janet M Lang, janet M. Lang
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781442216808
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1680-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, Cuba, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Diplomacy, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Arms negotiation & control, Arms negotiation and control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet