Soviets'' Greatest Gambit - The Cuban Missile Crisis

Adam J. Levine analyzes the origins of the Cuban Missile Crisis, with a particular focus on Nikita Khrushchev's motives and the response of the Kennedy administration.

List of contents

Part I: The Background
Chapter 1: Khrushchev and the Cold War Background
Chapter 2: The Kennedy Administration and Its Policies
Chapter 3: The Cold War 1961-1962
Part II: The Crisis
Chapter 4: The Great Gamble: The Decision, Plans, Buildup
Chapter 5: To Look or Not to Look: The Runup to the Crisis, July-October 1962
Chapter 6: The First Seven Days: The Secret Crisis
Chapter 7: The Second Week: The Public Crisis
Chapter 8: Aftermath and Conclusions

About the author

Alan J. Levine teaches history at Borough of Manhattan Community College. He lives in Bayside, New York.

Product details

• Authors: Alan J. Levine, Levine Alan J.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2021
• EAN: 9781793629494
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-949-4
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, Cuba, HISTORY / World, c 1960 to c 1970, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, c 1960 to c 1969, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, The Cold War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Arms negotiation & control, Arms negotiation and control, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General