One Hell of a Gamble: Khrushchev, Castro, and Kennedy, 1958-1964 bullets by Kermit Roosevelt III

by Kermit Roosevelt III

The USS Jamestown’s heroic voyage showed how the ramifications of a single decision can be measured not in days

General Lee’s Immortals also includes scores of rare photos—many of which were previously unpublished—all of which enhance this well-written and engrossing account

slept where he could

Marrin brings 19th-century issues into the modern arena with ease and grace in a book that is sure to spark discussion

One Hell of a Gamble: Khrushchev, Castro, and Kennedy, 1958-1964 bullets by Kermit Roosevelt IIIby Aleksandr Furenko and Timothy Naftali 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 of the Soviet leadership. John F. Kennedy did not live to write his memoirs; Fidel Castro will not reveal what he knows;