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One Hell of a Gamble: Khrushchev, Castro, and Kennedy, 1958-1964
One Hell of a Gamble Khrushchev Castro and Kennedy 19581964 Author:Aleksandr Fursenko, Timothy J. Naftali Kennedy did not live to write his memoirs; Castro will never reveal what he knows; the records of the Soviet Union have long been sealed from pubic view. Of the most frightening episode of the Cold War--the Cuban missile crisis--there exists only an incomplete picture. Based on exclusive access to secret Soviet documents, this book offers the fi... more »rst complete examination of this event, and a powerful glimpse of the plans, mistakes, and fears of the leaders involved.« less