Bibliograph

The Cuban Missile Crisis, Charlie Samuels

Type

Label

The Cuban Missile Crisis, Charlie Samuels

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

861210588

Responsibility statement

Charlie Samuels

Series statement

Turning points in US military history

Summary

Examines the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the Cold War standoff in which the United States and the Soviet Union--and the world--narrowly escaped nuclear war

Table Of Contents

The Cold War -- Revolution in Cuba -- Cubans in the United States -- Bay of Pigs invasion -- The Soviet Union and Cuba -- Missiles in Cuba -- Reaction in the United States -- The US quarantine -- The nuclear arsenal -- The world holds its breath -- Khrushchev backs down -- After the crisis

Target audience

juvenile

Classification