The Cuban Missile Crisis in American memory myths versus reality / Sheldon M. Stern.
| Author/creator | Stern, Sheldon M. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2012] |
| Description | viii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Stanford nuclear age series Stanford nuclear age series. ^A285330 |
| Contents | History : from reel to real -- The template : Robert F. Kennedy's Thirteen days -- The real Robert Kennedy -- The mythmaking of Robert McNamara -- The forgotten voice of Dean Rusk -- The erratic expertise of Llewellyn Thompson -- The selective memory of McGeorge Bundy -- The determined diplomacy of Adlai Stevenson -- The Trollope ploy myth -- Lyndon Johnson and the Cuban Missile Crisis : an unanticipated consequence? -- Conclusion : Leadership matters -- Epilogue : What if? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-188) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012014300 |
| ISBN | 9780804783767 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780804783774 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |