
One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
Title: One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War Author: Michael Dobbs American History: 1701458 ISBN: 9781400043583 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Published: 2008 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Number of Pages: 448 Section: History | United States | 20th Century Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Publisher Description: In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran "Washington Post" reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban sources to produce the most authoritati