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  • The Cuban Missile Crisis in American Memory

    Myths versus Reality

    Series series Stanford Nuclear Age Series
    "Marshals irrefutable evidence to succinctly demolish the mythic version of the crisis . . . sober analysis." — The AtlanticThis book exposes the misconceptions, half-truths, and outright lies that have shaped the still dominant but largely mythical version of what happened in the White House during those harrowing two weeks of secret Cuban missile crisis deliberations.More than a half-century ... Leer más

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  • The Cuban Missile Crisis in American Memory

    Myths versus Reality

    Series series Stanford Nuclear Age Series
    This book exposes the misconceptions, half-truths, and outright lies that have shaped the still dominant but largely mythical version of what happened in the White House during those harrowing two weeks of secret Cuban missile crisis deliberations. A half-century after the event it is surely time to demonstrate, once and for all, that RFK's Thirteen Days and the personal memoirs of other ExComm ... Leer más

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  • Quand le monde s'arrêta

    Les enregistrements secrets de la crise de Cuba

    « Comment savez-vous que c’est un missile de moyenne portée ? » Telle est la première question du président américain John F. Kennedy. Ce mardi 16 octobre 1962, la crise de Cuba débute. Elle sera la confrontation la plus dangereuse de la guerre froide et le moment le plus périlleux à ce jour de l’histoire américaine. Ce que ses interlocuteurs ignorent, c’est que le président vient d’actionner le ... Leer más

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  • The Week the World Stood Still

    Inside the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis

    Series series Stanford Nuclear Age Series
    The Cuban missile crisis was the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War and the most perilous moment in American history. In this dramatic narrative written especially for students and general readers, Sheldon M. Stern, longtime historian at the John F. Kennedy Library, enables the reader to follow the often harrowing twists and turns of the crisis.Based on the author’s authoritative ... Leer más

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  • One Fine Day

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