Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Political, Military and Intelligence Aspects

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eBook - PDF

Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Political, Military and Intelligence Aspects

About this book

In October 1962, the world went to the brink of Armageddon. This study provides a new archive-based account of the Cuban missile crisis, providing the first detailed and authoritative account from the British perspective. The book draws upon new British and US archival material and recent scholarship in the west and the former USSR. The diplomatic, military and intelligence dimensions of British policy are scrutinised. New material is presented and existing interpretations of UK-US relations at this crucial moment are reassessed. The book contributes a new aspect to the literature on the Cuban missile crisis, by exploring where the views of Washington and its closest ally converged and diverged.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. General Editor's Preface
  9. List of Abbreviations
  10. 1 Improbable History
  11. 2 The Cuban Revolution and British–American Relations
  12. 3 Discovery and Blockade: Informing or Consulting?
  13. 4 Converging Perspectives and Divergent Views
  14. 5 Westminster and Hyde Park: British Politics and the Crisis
  15. 6 Diplomatic Initiatives and Devious Approaches
  16. 7 Ormsby-Gore and Penkovsky: British Contributions?
  17. 8 Thor and Vulcan: British Gods of War
  18. 9 'The Frightful Desire to Do Something'
  19. Conclusion
  20. Appendix: Nuclear Arsenals – The Cuban Missile Crisis
  21. Notes
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index