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Hastings, Max

Summary: "In The Abyss, Max Hastings turns his focus to one of the most terrifying events of the mid-twentieth century--the thirteen days in October 1962 when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Hastings looks at the conflict with fresh eyes, focusing on the people at the heart of the crisis--America President John F. Kennedy, Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.9106 HAS

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 972.9106 HAS

Fursenko, A. A.

Contents: 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.47 FUR

Beschloss, Michael R.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper & Row 1986

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.921 BES

Coleman, David G.

Summary: Describes what was going on in the Oval Office as the highly-charged events leading up the Cuban Missile Crisis unfolded, as well as the immediate aftermath, based on secret recordings made by President Kennedy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.922 COL

Frankel, Max

Summary: An examination of the Cuban Missile Crisis analyzes the roles, objectives, and actions of John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev during the October 1962 showdown between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2004

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.922 FRA

Summary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WOR
Call number: DVD 709 WOR

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010

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