Offers a gripping narrative of the October 1962 crisis from both the U.S. and Soviet perspectives and examines the personal circumstances of Kennedy and Khrushchev, the realities of the Cold War, and the rise of Fidel Castro's Cuba

This book examines the history of conflict in Vietnam, traces the United States involvement from the early 1960s through 1975, and discusses the consequences of the war on both the United States and Vietnam.