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Shaara, Jeff, 1952-
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Fiction.
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 -- Fiction.
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971 -- Fiction.
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Fiction.
Cuba -- History -- Invasion, 1961 -- Fiction.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Fiction.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Fiction.
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Shaara, Jeff, 1952-
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Fiction.
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 -- Fiction.
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971 -- Fiction.
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Fiction.
Cuba -- History -- Invasion, 1961 -- Fiction.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Fiction.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Fiction.
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The
shadow
of
war
: a
novel
of the
Cuban
Missile
Crisis
/ Jeff Shaara.
by
Shaara, Jeff, 1952-
St. Martin's Press, 2024.
Call #:
FICTION SHA
Subjects
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Fiction.
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 -- Fiction.
Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971 -- Fiction.
Cuban
Missile
Crisis
, 1962 -- Fiction.
Cuba -- History -- Invasion, 1961 -- Fiction.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Fiction.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781250279965 (hc.)
Description:
xiii, 349 p. ; 25 cm.
Summary:
"From the bestselling author comes the story of rising conflict between the super-powers that gripped the world, a global
war
that almost happened: The
Cuban
Missile
Crisis
. In 1961, the new president John F. Kennedy, inherited an ill-conceived, poorly executed invasion of Cuba that failed miserably and set in motion the events that put the U.S. and the Soviet Union on a collision course that nearly started a
war
that would have enveloped much of the world. Extensively researched and vividly imagined, The
Shadow
of
War
brings to life the many threads that lead to the building
crisis
between the Soviet Union and the United States in 1962. Told from a multitude of perspectives and voices, from the Russian engineer attempting the near impossible task of building the
missile
launch facilities in Cuba, to the U.S. Navy commanders who ships are sent to "quarantine" Cuba, to the Soviet Premier, Nikita Khrushchev, desperately trying to maintain a challenging balancing act between the conflicting demands of various powerful forces, to the brothers Kennedy (Bobby and JFK) who can't allow Russia to land nuclear missiles in Cuba, or to appear weak in confronting Khrushchev, but keenly understand how close they are dancing to the edge of
war
. Shaara brings to life all the action and actors, famous and little known, that embodied a
war
that almost happened, the
Cuban
Missile
Crisis
"-- Provided by publisher.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
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