num_pages: 338
description: Essence of Decision is both a vivid account of a crucial international event and a breakthrough in the application of organizational and political theory to events. Professor Allison analyzes the Cuban missile crisis in terms of three alternative frames of reference.
language: English
title: Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis
titlecomplete: Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis
genres: Military Fiction, History, International Relations, American History, Russia, War, Academic, Politics, Political Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1257
publisher: Little, Brown and Company