Kennedy and the cuban missile crisis robert smith thompson on. In the end, though, this book leaves behind a bitter aftertaste with its halfbaked conspiracy theories centering on a crisis which could have ended in nuclear. Robert smith thompson the story of the cuban missile crisis has attained the status of myth. Opinion missiles of october, then and now the new york. Read the other missiles of october eisenhower, kennedy, and the jupiters, 19571963 by philip nash available from rakuten kobo. Reviews of new books the cuban missile crisis of october 1962 was prompted by soviet deployment of nucleararmed missiles in cuba and the insistence. Every sentence in the above paragraph describing the cuban missile crisis is misleading or erroneous. The 1962 cuban missile crisis is the subject of this madefortv effort. Galvanized by this bit of soviet sleight of hand, the president and his advisers courageously mobilize american forces, improvise a noninvasive strategy of quarantining the communistruled island and stare down the wily khruschev and make the soviet leader decide between removing the missiles or starting a nuclear war. Kennedy was elected president of the united states. The cuban missile crisis was the signature moment of john f.
The nook book ebook of the the other missiles of october. The jupiter missiles were removed from turkey the following spring. Forget the blatant revisionism of the kennedies thats come in vogue, the missilies of october is the real story of how jack kennedy and nikita khruschev faced down their generals and conservative wings and pulled the world back from the brink of armageddon. The title evokes the book the guns of august by barbara. The title evokes the book the guns of august by barbara tuchman about the missteps amongst the. Kennedy and the cuban missile crisis, it soon became apparent that the author is not a fan of jfk.
Compelling revisionist history of the 1962 cuban missile crisis that puts jfk and his. There is a more modern film depicting the same time, thirteen days, which is also excellent, and had the advantage of the actual transcripts, which were released in the 80s. These questions have been posed before, going back almost to the start of nuclear deployments in. The missiles of october recreates the hysteria in the oval office and the kremlin as the two countries compete in the most serious of political chess matches. Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie explores the events of the day period when the world stood. William devane and martin sheen give us an amazing portrayal of the kennedy brothers. The picture quality of the dvd is extremely good considering the age and means of the production. On october 28, he issued a public statement declaring that he would dismantle the soviet missiles and remove them from cuba. Coldwar nuclear missiles in miami 19621979 by charles d. Cuban missile crisis, major confrontation at the height of the cold war that brought the united states and the soviet union to the brink of a shooting war in october 1962 over the presence of soviet nucleararmed missiles in cuba.
By the editors of the us air force tactical missiles website beyond the web page the only book devoted exclusively to the matador and mace tactical missiles. The missiles of october gets the human element right, and does so far better than any other movie ever made about these events, including thirteen days. This highly readable account should be of interest to students of american foreign policy, nato, the cuban missile crisis, or either of the two presidential administrations. He was tested throughout his short presidency, beginning with the bay of pigs invasion, the berlin crisis, and the cuban missile crisis. The missiles of october is a 1974 or 74 abctvviacom television movie running at 155 minutes, probably a miniseries, shot on videotape in ntsc. Sheen, who is brilliant in everything he has ever been in, made an absolutely convincing bobby kennedy. The missiles of october goes into much details about not only both sides, but the negotiations.
One lessknown aspect of the crisis was the role of similar u. In this season for debunking john kennedy, smith serves a steamy stew of political ambition the kennedy familys, defense scandal the tfx fighter and. Kennedy and the cuban missile crisis paperback october 1, 1993. Air force tactical missiles now available on line at and. The missiles of october, which usurps the entire abc schedule this evening from 8 to 11 oclock, could be subtitled advertisements for the memories of the kennedy brothers. The crisis was a defining moment in the presidency of john f. He draws on newly declassified material from the national security archive, but there is less new here than advertised.
The other missiles of october philip nash university. At midday, and again in the early evening of october 16, 1962, john f. Indeed, thompson says the familiar accounts of the crisis as presented in the recent film thirteen days and most histories is a myth. The missiles of october wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The missiles of october is a 1974 docudrama madefortelevision play about the cuban missile crisis. The other missiles of october philip nash university of north. Shedding important new light on the history of the cold war, philip nash tells the story of what the united states gave. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert.
Traveling exhibit schedule order the eyewitness book. The cuban missile crisis at 55 national security archive. The missiles of october by anthony page anthony page. On october 15, 1962, the national photographic intelligence center confirmed that secret reconnaissance photographs from an american u2 spy plane flight the day before were finally able to definitively prove the suspicion that soviet mediumrange and intermediaterange ballistic missiles capable of hitting atlanta, the midwest, washington, dc. But when i read robert smith thompsons the missiles of october. Based on recently declassified documents, a dramatic new look at the cuban missile crisis and the nature of kennedys victory over khrushchev, to be published on the 30th anniversary of the confrontation. In this season for debunking john kennedy, smith serves a steamy stew of political ambition the kennedy familys, defense scandal the tfx fighter and miscalculation and overreaction both john and robert kennedys. This book is an effort to tell the story of the cuban missile crisis through a. Eisenhower, kennedy, and the jupiters, 1957 1963 philip nash on. The cuban missile crisis of october 1962 was prompted by soviet deployment of nucleararmed missiles in cuba and the insistence of the united states on their withdrawal. The most dramatic moments of that crisisthe famed thirteen dayslasted from october 16, 1962, when president kennedy first learned that the soviet union was.
Scholarship concerning the cuban missile crisis has had a resurgence due to the recent declassification of pertinent government documents by the united states and the former soviet union. The actual gap, in americas favor, was also recalled by the men who gathered to reconstruct those days of. The missiles of october tv movie 1974 the missiles of. Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie explores the events of the day period when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Nuclear weapons and turkey since 1959 national security. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. List of books and articles about cuban missile crisis. Kennedy was stunned to learn that khrushchev, in a naked display of adventurism, had put missiles in cuba. There are a variety of catholic missals available, for daily, weekly, or sunday use. But this was the rendition of events that the kennedy administration fed to a credulous press. The title the missiles of october was a play on the title of the book the guns of august by barbara wertheim tuchman which deals with the precipitant events leading to world war i and the enormous tragedy resulting from the inability of the principal players to diplomatically sidestep one of historys most tragic chapters. Recently declassified documents help recreate the cuban missile crisis. The cia created this map to show the range of missiles that could be launched from cuba. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Recently declassified documents help recreate the cuban missile crisis on the thirtieth anniversary of the worldshaking confrontation between the united states and the soviet union. About the author 1997 philip nash is visiting assistant professor of history at middle tennessee state university. This is the best docudrama, and quite possibly the best drama, ever made. The other missiles of october ebook by philip nash. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray. The word missal is taken from the latin word missa, meaning sent.
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