Jeff Shaara The Shadow of War (Hardback)

Further DetailsTitle: The Shadow of WarCondition: NewSubtitle: A Novel of the Cuban Missile CrisisEAN: 9781250279965ISBN: 9781250279965Publisher: St Martin's PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 06/17/2024Description: In 1961, the new president John F. Kennendy, 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 Kruschev, desperately trying to maintain a challenging balancing act between the conflicting demands of various powerful forces, to the brothers Kennendy (Bobby and JFK) who can't allow Russia to land nuclear missiles in Cuba, or to appear weak in confronting Kruschev, 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 236mmItem Length: 155mmAuthor: Jeff ShaaraGenre: FictionTopic: Historical FictionISBN-10: 1250279968Item Weight: 300gItem Width: 33mmRelease Year: 2024

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