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Overview
Drawing on revealing new research, this richly informative volume is the definitive concise introduction to the crisis that took the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
List of Entries.
Introduction: The Cuban Missile Crisis.
1: Acheson, Dean Gooderham (1893–1971).
2: Alekseev (Shitov), Aleksandr Ivanovich (1913–2001).
3: Alliance for Progress.
4: Anadyr, Operation (1962).
5: Arkhipov, Vasili Alexandrovich (1926–1999).
6: Ball, George Wildman (1909–1994).
7: Batista Y Zaldívar, Fulgencio (1901–1973).
8: Bay of Pigs Invasion (April 15–19, 1961).
9: Berlin Crises (1958–1961).
10: Bissell, Richard Mervin, Jr. (1909–1994).
11: Bohlen, Charles Eustis (1904–1974).
12: Bolshakov, Georgi Nikitovich (1922–1989).
13: Bundy, McGeorge (1919–1996).
14: Castro, Fidel (1926–).
15: Castro, Raúl (1931–).
16: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
17: China, People’s Republic of (PRC).
18: Containment, Doctrine and Course of.
19: Cordier, Andrew Wellington (1901–1975).
20: Cuba.
21: Dillon, C(Larence) Douglas (1909–2003).
22: Dobrynin, Anatoly Fyodorovich (1919–2010).
23: Dulles, Allen Welsh (1893–1969).
24: Dulles, John Foster (1888–1959).
25: Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890–1969).
26: Feklisov (Fomin), Aleksandr (1914–2007).
27: Gilpatric, Roswell Leavitt (1906–1996).
28: Gribkov, Anatoli Ivanovich (1919–2008).
29: Gromyko, Andrey Andreyevich (1909–1989).
30: Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
31: Guevara de la Serna, Ernesto “Che” (1928–1967).