Soviets' Greatest Gambit

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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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. Levine’s account presents a different portrayal of the events than popularly told, shedding light on John F. Kennedy’s decision-making practices and personal behavior while out of public eye.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-08-19
Mått161 x 228 x 25 mm
Vikt567 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor254
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793629494

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

The Soviets' Greatest Gambit offers a provocative and controversial reinterpretation of one of the seminal events of the Cold War: the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Alan Levine provides an unsentimental look at President John F. Kennedy’s diplomatic and military response to Moscow’s provocation, depicting it as far more inept and bungling than most traditional accounts. At the heart of this study is a novel and chilling interpretation of the Kremlin’s sinister reasons for the missile deployment in Cuba.