Cuban Missile Crisis
Subtitle: in the shadow of nuclear war
By: R. Conrad Stein.
Publisher: Enslow; Enslow Pub Inc; Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780766029057
Subjects: Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "Discusses the Cuban missile crisis, a thirteen-day struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, including the causes of the conflict, the leaders faced with important decisions, and the final resolution to avoid nuclear war"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Spy in the sky; title: The Cold War and the arms race; title: Cuba : a troubled neighbor; title: The crisis begins; title: The brink of war; title: Enforcing the quarantine; title: Diplomacy at work; title: Peace at last; title: Reflecting on the crisis; title: Timeline.