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Berlin 1961 : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
de Kempe, Frederick
- Usado
- Estado
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399157298
- ISBN 13
- 9780399157295
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Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
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Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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A fresh, controversial, brilliantly written account of one of the epic dramas of the Cold War-and its lessons for today. "History at its best." -Zbigniew Brzezinski "Gripping, well researched, and thought-provoking, with many lessons for today." -Henry Kissinger "Captures the drama [with] the 'You are there' storytelling skills of a journalist and the analytical skills of the political scientist." - General Brent Scowcroft In June 1961, Nikita Khrushchev called it "the most dangerous place on earth." He knew what he was talking about. Much has been written about the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later, but the Berlin Crisis of 1961 was more decisive in shaping the Cold War-and more perilous. For the first time in history, American and Soviet fighting men and tanks stood arrayed against each other, only yards apart. One mistake, one overzealous commander-and the trip wire would be sprung for a war that would go nuclear in a heartbeat. On one side was a young, untested U.S. president still reeling from the Bay of Pigs disaster. On the other, a Soviet premier hemmed in by the Chinese, the East Germans, and hard-liners in his own government. Neither really understood the other, both tried cynically to manipulate events. And so, week by week, the dangers grew. Based on a wealth of new documents and interviews, filled with fresh- sometimes startling-insights, written with immediacy and drama, Berlin 1961 is a masterly look at key events of the twentieth century, with powerful applications to these early years of the twenty- first.
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- Better World Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 4198141-6
- Título
- Berlin 1961 : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
- Autor
- Kempe, Frederick
- Estado del libro
- Used - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0399157298
- ISBN 13
- 9780399157295
- Editorial
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 2011-05-10
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