Nuclear Folly: A New History Of The Cuban Missile Crisis Serhii Plokhy Penguin Books Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία World

*Shortlisted For The Duke Of Wellington Medal Military History*\ An Enthralling Account A Pivotal Moment In Modern History Replete With Startling Revelations About Deception And Mutual Suspicion That Brought Us Soviet Union To Brink Armageddon October 1962\ Martin Chilton Independentthe Definitive New Cuban Missile Crisis From Author Chernobyl: Tragedy Winner Baillie Gifford Prizefor More Than Four Weeks Autumn 1962 World Teetered Consequences Misplaced Step During Could Not Have Been Grave Ash Cinder Famine Fallout Nuclear War Between Two Most-Powerful Nations On Earth Folly Award-Winning Historian Serhii Plokhy Tells Riveting Story Those Tracing Tortuous Decision-Making Calculated Brinkmanship John F Kennedy Nikita Khrushchev Fidel Castro Their Advisors Commanders Ground Often Argues Americans Soviets Simply Misread Each Other Operating Under Distrust Second-Guesses False Information Despite All This Disaster Was Avoided Thanks One Very Human Reason: Fear Drawing Impressive Array Primary Sources Including Recently Declassified Kgb Files Masterfully Illustrates Drama Tense Days Authoritative Fast-Paced Unforgettable Is Cold War\ S Most Perilous Σελίδες: 464 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm