Khrushchev's Cold War The Inside Story of an American Adversary

Name: Khrushchev's Cold War The Inside Story of an American Adversary
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ISBN: 9780393330724

ISBN-10: 0393330729

ISBN-13: 9780393330724

Edition: 2007

Authors: Aleksandr Fursenko, Timothy Naftali

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"Contains unsettling insights into some of the most dangerous geopolitical crises of the time."The Economist This acclaimed study from the authors of"One Hell of a Gamble"brings to life head-to-head confrontations between the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy. Drawing on their unrivaled access to Politburo and KGB materials, Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali combine new insights into the Cuban missile crisis as well as startling narratives of the contests for Suez, Iraq, Berlin, and Southeast Asia, with vivid portraits of leaders who challenged Moscow and Washington. Khrushchev's Cold War provides a gripping history of the crisis years of the Cold…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/17/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 640
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.21" long x 1.61" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Aleksandr Fursenko, one of Russia's leading historians, is a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.



Introduction



Red Star Ascendant



Geneva



Arms to Egypt



Suez



Twin Crises



"Khrushchey's Comet"



Coup in Iraq



"A Bone in My Throat"



Khrushchev in America



Grand Design



The Crash Heard Round the World



Castro and Lumumba



Southeast Asian Test



"He is a Son of a Bitch"



Iron Ring



"The Storm in Berlin is Over"



Meniscus



"I Think We Will Win this Operation"



Cuban Missile Crisis



"Leaving Fear Astern"



Legacy


Acknowledgments


Notes


Abbreviations


Index