The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, triggered by the intense ideological and military rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War years, pushed the world to the brink of a nuclear war. This anthology highlights the most volatile moments of the standoff and explores the causes, outcome, and enduring legacies of this tense confrontation.
Government documents and selections from such figures as John F. Kennedy and Fidel Castro portray the world effects of the Cuban Missle Crisis from 1957 to 1963.