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When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Eric G. Swedin
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Description for When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Hardback. The 1962 Cuban missile crisis had many possible outcomes. Positing an alternate history helps us better appreciate the dangers of that tense time. Such counterfactual speculation shows what the Cuban missile crisis could have wrought and how it was truly one of the most important moments of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 316 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
In 1961 at the Bay of Pigs, CIA-trained and -organized Cuban exiles aiming to overthrow Fidel Castro were soundly defeated. Most were taken prisoner by Cuban armed forces. Fearing another U.S. invasion of its new ally, the Soviet Union sneaked into Cuba strategic missiles tipped with nuclear warheads and Soviet troops armed with tactical nuclear weapons. However, a U-2 spy plane flight would soon find the Soviet missile sites, thus sparking the famous missile crisis. For thirteen terrifying days, the world watched nervously as the two superpowers moved toward escalation, holding the world’s fate in their hands. Finally, Nikita Khrushchev ... Read more
In 1961 at the Bay of Pigs, CIA-trained and -organized Cuban exiles aiming to overthrow Fidel Castro were soundly defeated. Most were taken prisoner by Cuban armed forces. Fearing another U.S. invasion of its new ally, the Soviet Union sneaked into Cuba strategic missiles tipped with nuclear warheads and Soviet troops armed with tactical nuclear weapons. However, a U-2 spy plane flight would soon find the Soviet missile sites, thus sparking the famous missile crisis. For thirteen terrifying days, the world watched nervously as the two superpowers moved toward escalation, holding the world’s fate in their hands. Finally, Nikita Khrushchev ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597975179
SKU
V9781597975179
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About Eric G. Swedin
Eric G. Swedin is a professor in the History Department at Weber State University. His doctorate is in the history of science and technology. His publications include numerous articles, six history books, four science fiction novels, and a historical mystery novel. His "When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis" earned the 2010 Sidewise Award for best ... Read more
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“Recommended for any military or general library.”—California Bookwatch