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Autore |
Colman Jonathan |
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Titolo |
The Cuban missile crisis : origins, course and aftermath / / Jonathan Colman |
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (306 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The United States, the Cuban Revolution and the Cold War, 1959-61 -- 2 The Decision to Base Nuclear Missiles in Cuba, Spring-Summer 1962 -- 3 Discovering the Missile Bases, 14-22 October 1962 -- 4 Confrontation, 22-25 October 1962 -- 5 A World Crisis, 22-28 October 1962 -- 6 Nadir and Resolution, 26-28 October 1962 -- 7 Aftermath I, November-December 1962 -- 8 Aftermath II, 1963-70 -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: List of Persons -- Appendix 2: Chronology -- Appendix 3: Biographies -- Appendix 4: Documents -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Drawing on an extensive body of research, including primary sources released only in the last few years, this work places the crisis in a broader international and chronological context than previously possible. |
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