One Hell of a Gamble: Khrushchev, Castro, and Kennedy, 1958-1964

456 Pages·1997·27.091 MB·English

by  Aleksandr Fursenko, Timothy Naftali

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Contents
Acknowledgments Vil
Introduction
IX
PARTI :T HE EMBRACE
"WheDroeeC sa sSttraorn edg aRrudsisniga ?" 5
2 OuMra ni nH avana 20
3 LaC oubre 35
4 "CuSbiYa,a nkNoe!e" 56
PARTI I:T HE CLASH
5 BaoyfP igs 77
6 ThEed ucaotafi oPnr esident 101
7 CondaonMrdo ngoose 132
8 Trouibntl hTeer opics 149
9 ThNeu clDeeacri sion 166
10 Anadyr 184
11 "NoWweC aSnw atA Ysosu"r 198
12 ExC omm 216
13 MisCsriilsei s 240
14C limoatfxh C eo lWda r 257
15 MikoyMains'ssi on 290
CONTENTS
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PARTI llT:H E AFTERMATH
16 Tot hAem eriUcnainv eSrpseietcyh 319
17 DalalnaMdso scow 339
Notes 356
Bibliography 405
Index 409