Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
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"A minor classic in its laconic spare compelling evocation by a participant of the shifting moods and maneuvers of the most dangerous moment in human history."Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account he describes each of the participants during the sometimes hour-to-hour negotiations with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother President John F. Kennedy. In a new foreword the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur Schlesinger Jr. discusses the books enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light especially from the Soviet Union. Illustrated
