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The armageddon letters : Kennedy/Khrushchev/Castro in the Cuban missile crisis
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The armageddon letters : Kennedy/Khrushchev/Castro in the Cuban missile crisis / James G. Blight and janet M. Lang; graphic narrative by Andrew Whyte with storyline and dialogue by Koji Masutani.
ISBN
9781442216792 (cloth : alk. paper)
1442216794 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781442216815 (ebook)
1442216816 (ebook)
Published
Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012.
Physical Description
xi, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 04, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-284) and index.
Contents
Foreword / Peter Almond
Introduction. Armageddon in retrospect: "carrying the fire" of the Cuban Missile Crisis into the 21st century
Cast of characters. Three leaders; three crises
Prelude. Sleepwalk: April 1961-October 1962
Act I. Collision: October 22, 23, 1962
Act II. Spiral: October 23-28, 1962
Act III. Escape: October 27-31, 1962
Act IV. Squeeze: October 30, 1962-November 20, 1962
Postscript. Hope: December 10, 1962-October 15, 2010
Appendix A. The Armageddon time machine: text: acquiring the Letters
Appendix B. The Armageddon time machine: context: bringing the letters back to life.
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