Aleksandr Fursenko: 2 books
by Aleksandr Fursenko, Timothy Naftali
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
“Contains unsettling insights into some of the most dangerous geopolitical crises of the time.”—The Economist
This acclaimed study from the authors of “One Hell of a Gamble” brings to life head-to-head confrontations between the Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and Presidents Eisenhower...
by Aleksandr Fursenko, Timothy Naftali
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 1998
Based on classified Soviet archives, including the files of Nikita Khrushchev and the KGB, "One Hell of a Gamble" offers a riveting play-by-play history of the Cuban missile crisis from American and Soviet perspectives simultaneously.
No other book offers this inside look at the strategies...