WebSelect the department you want to search in ... WebMax Hastings, Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 (London: William Collins, 2024) IT is generally agreed that the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 was the closest the planet has come in the nuclear age to an apocalyptic confrontation that could have cost millions of …

The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 a book by Max Hastings

Web18 okt. 2024 · One of the greatest living historians tackles the Cuban missile crisis. In his long, distinguished career, Hastings has masterfully covered both world wars, the … Web29 sep. 2024 · From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings 'the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis' Daily Telegraph The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those weeks, the world gazed into the abyss of potential … honey in coffee

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Web13 feb. 2024 · Popular historian Max Hastings has turned his attention to those events in his latest book, Abyss: the Cuban missile crisis 1962. Like all of Hastings’ books, this one is very readable, and he doesn’t back away from making judgements about the significance of events or the actions of key players along the way. WebGambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis. By Martin J. Sherwin. Why this book? This book is the culmination of the late Professor Sherwin’s lifetime legacy of scholarship on the development, use against Japan in August 1945, and subsequent proliferation of nuclear weapons. WebA Times History Book of the Year 2024 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings ‘the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis’ Daily Telegraph The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those weeks, the world gazed into … honey in chinese medicine