Thirteen Days : A Memoir of the Cuban Missile

A resissue of the gripping and bestselling account of the perilous showdown between the United States and Soviet Union in 1962. Includes a new Foreword by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

Foreword	p. 7
"Tuesday morning, October 16, 1962"	p. 19
"The President knew he would have to act."	p. 26
"A majority opinion for a blockade"	p. 34
"It was now up to one single man."	p. 37
"The important meeting of the OAS"	p. 45
"I met with Dobrynin"	p. 50
"The danger was anything but over."	p. 56
"There were almost daily communications with Khrushchev."	p. 61
"Expect very heavy casualties in an invasion."	p. 65
"This would mean war."	p. 70
"Those hours in the Cabinet Room"	p. 76
"The President ordered the Ex Comm"	p. 80
"Some of the things we learned"	p. 85
"The importance of placing ourselves in the other country's shoes."	p. 95
Afterword	p. 99
Documents	p. 147
A Short Bibliography	p. 175
Index	p. 177
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Rent More, Save More! Use code: BBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

Thirteen Days : A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials