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Stein, R. Conrad

Cuban Missile Crisis: In the Shadow of Nuclear War

128 pp. | Enslow | October, 2008 | Library ISBN 978-0-7660-2905-7 $31.93
(3) 4-6 America's Living History series. Opening with the discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba, this engaging account provides a thorough discussion of events leading up to the thirteen days in history when the United States and the Soviet Union teetered on the edge of nuclear war. Archival photographs, maps, sidebars, and many primary sources effectively depict key figures, political posturing, and the nation's anxiety. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

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