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02453aam a2200421 i 4500 001 474AB8B20CD411EEAAE9666853ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230617010022 008 201208t20212021mdu b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781793629494 020 $a 1793629498 035 $a (OCoLC)1225976798 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UAB $d YDX $d FMU $d OCLCQ $d SILO 043 $a e-ur--- $a e-ur--- 050 4 $a E841 $b .L45 2021 082 04 $a 973.922 $2 23 100 1 $a Levine, Alan J., $e author. 245 14 $a The Soviets' greatest gambit : $b the Cuban missile crisis / $c Alan J. Levine. 264 1 $a Lanham : $b Lexington Books, $c [2021] 300 $a v, 247 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-237) and index. 505 0 $a Part I: The Background. Khrushchev and the Cold War Background -- The Kennedy Administration and Its Policies -- The Cold War 1961-1962 --The Great Gamble: The Decision, Plans, Buildup -- Part II: The Crisis. To Look or Not to Look: The Runup to the Crisis, July-October 1962 -- The First Seven Days: The Secret Crisis -- The Second Week: The Public Crisis -- Aftermath and Conclusions. 520 $a "Adam J. Levine analyzes the origins of the Cuban Missile Crisis, with a particular focus on Nikita Khrushchev's motives and the response of the Kennedy administration. Levine's account presents a different portrayal of the events than popularly told, shedding light on John F. Kennedy's decision-making practices and personal behavior while out of public eye."-- $c Provided by publisher 600 10 $a Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, $d 1894-1971. 600 10 $a Kennedy, John F. $q (John Fitzgerald), $d 1917-1963. 600 17 $a Kennedy, John F. $q (John Fitzgerald), $d 1917-1963. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00035588 600 17 $a Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, $d 1894-1971. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00050622 650 0 $a Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1961-1963. 651 0 $a Soviet Union $x Politics and government $y 1953-1985. 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a Soviet Union. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210281 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1953-1985 $2 fast 776 08 $i Ebook version : $z 9781793629500 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117013959.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=474AB8B20CD411EEAAE9666853ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search