Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Berlin-Cuba crisis

On August 13, 1961, Berlin was divided. Shortly after, construction of the Berlin Wall began. In October 1962, Nikita Khrushschev again challenged John F. Kennedy by deploying nuclear missiles to Cuba. The author had a front row seat on these dramas, as a member of the State Department's Berlin Task Force. The book contains his record of the crisis, written in the mid-1960s. There are also key documents, including his briefing of President Kennedy on Berlin planning. With glossary and a list of persons. Illustrated.