Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis
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“Fresh and thrilling…. A fascinating work of history that is very relevant to today’s politics.” –Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of The Code Breaker
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Martin J. Sherwin introduces a dramatic new view of how luck and leadership avoided a nuclear holocaust during the October 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Set within the sweep of the Cold War and its nuclear history, every chapter of this gripping narrative of the origins and resolution of history’s most dangerous thirteen days offers lessons and a warning for our time. Gambling with Armageddon presents a riveting, page turning account of the crisis as well as an original exploration of the evolving place of nuclear weapons in the Post-World War II world.
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| Publisher | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (22 Feb. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 640 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0307386333 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0307386335 |
| Dimensions | 12.95 x 3.1 x 20.22 cm |
by Red October
Fantastic book, the author conveys the tension of this short period in world history and its implications for humanity, particularly enjoyed reading about the men who helped JFK save the planet from nuclear conflict, notably George Ball and Adlai Stevenson. A thoroughly enjoyable and insightful read, full marks to Martin Sherwin, a stellar achievement
by Dr Barry Clayton
Even if you know a great deeal about the Cuban Misdile crisis uou wll enjoy this gripping account by Sherwin
In particular his analysis of the role and actions of the four Soviet Foxtrot boats in the Sargasso Sea is fascinating and alarming . Luck did not enable the crisis to be resolved without a nuclear exchange .
There is still much to be revealed about the incident but this splendid book has stripped away another layer. By revealing the whole of the soviet leader’s emotive message to Kennedy -the one that used the analogy of a rope and a knot-Sherwin demonstrates the importance of meticulous research.