Berlin 1961 : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the most dangerous place on earth Frederick Kempe.
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TextPublisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2011Description: xxv, 579 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., col. map ; 24 cmISBN: 9780399157295; 0399157298Subject(s): Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 | Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 | Berlin (Germany) -- Politics and government -- 1945-1990 | United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union | Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United StatesDDC classification: 943/.1550875 | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | 943 KEMP (Browse shelf) | Available | 30352 |
Col. maps on end sheets.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [553]-563) and index.
Pt. 1 : The players. Khrushchev : communist in a hurry ; Marta Hillers's story of rape ; Khrushchev : the Berlin crisis unfolds ; Kennedy : a president's education ; The "sniper" comes in from the cold ; Kennedy : a first mistake ; Ulbricht and Adenauer : unruly alliances ; The failed flight of Friedrich Brandt ; Ulbricht and Adenauer : the tail wags the bear -- Pt. 2 : The gathering storm. Springtime for Khrushchev ; Amateur hour ; Jr̲n Donner discovers the city ; Perilous diplomacy ; Vienna : Little Boy Blue meets Al Capone ; Vienna : the threat of war ; Angry summer ; Marlene Schmidt, the universe's most beautiful refugee -- Pt. 3 : The showdown. "The great testing place" ; Ulbricht and Kurt Wismach lock horns ; The Wall : setting the trap ; The Wall : desperate days ; Eberhard Bolle lands in prison ; A hero's homecoming ; Nuclear poker ; Showdown at Checkpoint Charlie -- Epilogue : Aftershocks.
Based on a new documents and interviews, this work is a look at the Berlin Crisis of 1961, with powerful applications for the present.
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