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Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis

bySerhii Plokhy

Focused on a History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Nuclear Folly brings Serhii Plokhy's historical account to a complex and consequential subject. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the wider field of history. Throughout, the author balances an accessible narrative with the complexity needed to understand motives, constraints, and disputed interpretations. Nuclear Folly leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved. Historical context and individual experience remain equally important to the book's explanation.

Publisher

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

464

ISBN

9780393540819