The Cuban Missile Crisis in American memory myths versus reality / Sheldon M. Stern.

Author/creator Stern, Sheldon M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2012]
Descriptionviii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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SeriesStanford 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 184-188) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012014300
ISBN9780804783767 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804783774 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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