cuban missile crisis, 1962

Examines the Cuban missile crisis and separates myth from reality. Reveals what really happened in the White House during the two weeks of the crisis, highlighting the contributions of key players such as Robert Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Dean Rusk, Llewellyn Thompson, McGeorge Bundy, and Adlai Stevenson. Also details JFK's resistance to war, the bad advice he received, and what could have happened instead.

"Provides users with a detailed and authoritative overview of events surrounding the harrowing 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, telling the story of the tense thirteen-day standoff that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and the tensions between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev.

When Bobby Burns moves to a new school it seems to be a very cold and unfriendly place, but when he meets magical Ailsa Spink and fire-eater McNulty, he believes that something miraculous is about to happen.

A history of the Cuban Missle Crisis, which brought the world to the brink of nuclear war in 1962, featuring three stories in graphic novel format about actual people and events during the crisis.

Explores the dramatic and little-known events that unfolded inside a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis. While politicians sought a solution to the stand-off, Vasili Arkhipov, an officer aboard the submarine, refused to fire a nuclear torpedo, thus averting disaster.

A collection of formerly secret records that combine to present an account of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, including intelligence reports, correspondence between U.S., Russian, and Cuban leaders, and other documents; with a chronology, biographies of key individuals, and a bibliography.

In the first video, historical footage and personal interviews tell the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the second film, Erich Neumeth, the former CIA officer who interpreted for Kennedy and Khrushchev on the final night of the crisis, reveals insights never before shared in public.