Thirteen Days
A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
WW Norton · Print & ebook · October 31, 2000
"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.
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- Who it’s for
- A tense, lucid account that reads like being let into the room after the doors close.
- Genres
- Cold War History, Presidents & World Leaders, Nuclear Warfare
- Published
- WW Norton, October 31, 2000
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"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.
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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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A tense, lucid account that reads like being let into the room after the doors close.
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- Cuban Missile Crisis, close-up and consequential
- memoir-level access to history in motion
Expect
- layered political stakes
- clear, sustained narrative drive
Where it sits
| Cold War History | 78% |
|---|---|
| Presidents & World Leaders | 42% |
| Nuclear Warfare | 26% |
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Publisher categories
- 20th-Century America
- Authors
- Robert F. Kennedy, Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Published
- October 31, 2000
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- 20th-Century America