cuban missile crisis, 1962

Looks at the pivotal crisis from the Cold War during which the Soviet Union set up nuclear missiles in Cuba. Readers are introduced to the key players, including Castro, Khrushev, and Kennedy, and the intricacies of the crisis are covered including proxy wars, communication systems, and the outcome. A final chapter examines relations today and explores the idea that a new Cold War with Russia may be looming.

This book takes a closer look at this dramatic conflict and the tensions that emerged from the threat of nuclear power.

"Looks at the pivotal crisis from the Cold War during which the Soviet Union set up nuclear missiles in Cuba. Readers are introduced to the key players, including Castro, Khrushev, and Kennedy, and the intricacies of the crisis are covered including proxy wars, communication systems, and the outcome. A final chapter examines relations today and explores the idea that a new Cold War with Russia may be looming."--Publisher.

It's late October, 1962. Wes Avery is living his version of the American dream, as loving husband to Sarah, doting father to seventeen-year-old Charlotte, and owner of a successful Florida Texaco gas station. But after President Kennedy announces that the Soviets have nuclear missiles in Cuba, Army convoys clog the highways, and the sky fills with fighter planes. Within days Wes's carefully constructed life begins to unravel. Sarah spends more and more time in the family's bomb shelter, Charlotte is caught up in the excitement of the upcoming homecoming dance and her first love---a Cuban American boy her mother disapproves of, and Wes tries to keep his family calm. But as the panic over the Missile Crisis rises, a long-buried secret threatens everyone.

Examines the 12 most amazing facts about the Cuban missile crisis. Provides information about the event’s critical moments, key players, and lasting effects.

Scott's dad is the only one in the neighborhood who builds a bomb shelter during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and when the time comes, more neighbors enter the shelter than Scott's dad is prepared for.

Explores the Cuban Missile Crisis from the perspective of President John F. Kennedy. Includes information about the origins, the importance, and the aftermath of the conflict.

A young girl growing up in Chicago watches the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis unfold while struggling to repair a damaged relationship with her brother, stationed in the Gulf.