{"product_id":"cuban-missile-crisis-priscilla-roberts-9781610690652","title":"Cuban Missile Crisis: The Essential Reference Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on revealing new research, this richly informative volume is the definitive concise introduction to the crisis that took the world to the brink of nuclear war.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCuban Missile Crisis: The Essential Reference Guide\u003c\/i\u003e captures the historical context, the minute-by-minute drama, and the profound repercussions of the \"Missiles of October\" confrontation that brought the very real threat of nuclear attack to the United States' doorstep. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the crisis, it takes full advantage of recently opened Soviet archives as well as interviews with key Russian, Cuban, and U.S. officials to explore the event as it played out in Moscow, Havana, Washington, and other locations around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCuban Missile Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e contains an introductory essay by the author and alphabetically organized reference entries contributed by leading Cold War researchers. The book also includes an exceptionally comprehensive bibliography. Together, these resources give readers everything they need to understand the escalating tensions that led to the crisis as well as the intense diplomacy that resolved it, including new information about the back-channel negotiations between Robert Kennedy and Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Priscilla Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610690656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610690652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2012 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012","brand":"Priscilla Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44138637132031,"sku":"9781610690652","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c36efd6-0414-48f0-9759-ccf75ca50133.jpg?v=1687900744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cuban-missile-crisis-priscilla-roberts-9781610690652","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}