Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile CrisisW. W. Norton & Company, 25 abr 2011 - 192 páginas "A minor classic in its laconic, spare, compelling evocation by a participant of the shifting moods and maneuvers of the most dangerous moment in human history." —Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes each of the participants during the sometimes hour-to-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a new foreword, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light, especially from the Soviet Union. |
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... military action against Cuba. I told Ambassador Dobrynin of President Kennedy's deep concern about what was happening. He told me I should not be concerned, for he was instructed by Soviet Chairman Nikita S. Khrushchev to assure ...
... military action would have to include all military installations in Cuba, eventually leading to an invasion. Perhaps we would come to that, he argued. Perhaps that course of action would turn out to be inevitable. “But let's not start ...
... military experts advised that these missiles could be in operation within a week. The next day, Thursday, estimates ... action. They forcefully presented their view that the blockade would not be effective. General Curtis LeMay, Air Force ...
... military targets, including the missile sites, airfields, ports, and gun emplacements. I supported McNamara's position in favor of a blockade. This was not from a deep conviction that it would be a successful course of action, but a ...
... action which could protect that security, and that that meant destroying the missiles. With some trepidation, I argued that, whatever validity the military and political arguments were for an attack in preference to a blockade ...
Índice
The important meeting of the OAS | |
The danger was anything but over | |
This would mean war | |
Some of the things we learned | |
THE CUBAN MISSILE | |
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT KENNEDY | |
A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis Robert F. Kennedy No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 1969 |
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