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BL
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634243
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Hillstrom, Laurie Collier,1965-
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| Title & Author
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The Cuban Missile Crisis /\ Laurie Collier Hillstrom
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| Series Statement
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Defining moments
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| Page. NO
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xvi, 230 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780780813489 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 0780813480 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-222) and index
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| Contents
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The Cold War -- The United States and Cuba -- The discovery of Soviet missiles in Cuba -- The world reaches the brink of nuclear war -- The Cold War comes to an end -- Legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis
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| Abstract
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"Provides users with a detailed and authoritative overview of events surrounding the harrowing 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, telling the story of the tense thirteen-day standoff that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more"--
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| Subject
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Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
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| LC Classification
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E841.H548 2015
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E841.H548 2015
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