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DEFINING MOMENTS: THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

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<P><EM> DM The Cuban Missile Crisis</EM> provides users with a detailed and authoritative overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962 that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Includes biographies of principal figures involved in this pivotal episode in U.S. history, primary source documents, and more. </P>

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Front Cover._x000D_
Half Title Page._x000D_
Title Page._x000D_
Copyright Page._x000D_
Table of Contents._x000D_
Preface._x000D_
How to Use This Book._x000D_
Research Topics for Defining Moments: The Cuban Missile Crisis._x000D_
1: Narrative Overview._x000D_
2: Prologue._x000D_
3: The Cold War._x000D_
4: The United States and Cuba._x000D_
5: The Discovery of Soviet Missiles in Cuba._x000D_
6: The World Reaches the Brink of Nuclear War._x000D_
7: The Cold War Comes to an End._x000D_
8: Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis._x000D_
9: Biographies._x000D_
10: Anderson, Rudolf Jr. (1927&#x2013;1962)._x000D_
11: Castro, Fidel (1926&#x2013;)._x000D_
12: Dobrynin, Anatoly (1919&#x2013;2010)._x000D_
13: Feklisov, Alexander (1914&#x2013;2007)._x000D_
14: Kennedy, John F. (1917&#x2013;1963)._x000D_
15: Kennedy, Robert F. (1925&#x2013;1968)._x000D_
16: Khrushchev, Nikita (1894&#x2013;1971)._x000D_
17: McCone, John (1902&#x2013;1991)._x000D_
18: McNamara, Robert S. (1916&#x2013;2009)._x000D_
19: Sorensen, Ted (1928&#x2013;2010)._x000D_
20: Primary Sources._x000D_
21: The Soviet Union Vows to Defend Cuba._x000D_
22: Robert F. Kennedy Describes ExComm Deliberations._x000D_
23: John F. Kennedy Tells the World about the Missiles._x000D_
24: Nikita Khrushchev Denounces the U.S. Naval Blockade._x000D_
25: An Influential Columnist Proposes a Solution._x000D_
26: Fidel Castro Calls for a Nuclear Strike._x000D_
27: Khrushchev Sends His Conciliatory &#x201C;First Letter&#x201D;._x000D_
28: Khrushchev Sends His More Aggressive &#x201C;Second Letter&#x201D;._x000D_
29: Kennedy Responds to Khrushchev&#x0027;s Initial Offer._x000D_
30: Anatoly Dobrynin Worries That Nuclear War Is Imminent._x000D_
31: Khrushchev Accepts the Deal._x000D_
32: Kennedy Presents &#x201C;A Strategy for Peace&#x201D;._x000D_
33: The Crisis&#x0027;s Lasting Impact on U.S. Foreign Policy._x000D_
Important People, Places, and Terms._x000D_
Chronology._x000D_
Sources for Further Study._x000D_
Bibliography._x000D_
Photo and Illustration Credits._x000D_
Index._x000D_

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