cuba

The author, who was head of intelligence at the U.S. State Department during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, discusses the way President Kennedy, his advisers, and top officials in the State Department, Pentagon, and CIA went about making the decision about how to deal with the problem of the missiles.

An arms-control conference in Paris sets in motion a dangerous series of events that puts the future of Cuba and the United States at risk.

Examines the events preceding, during, and after the confrontation between the United States and Cuba over the presence of Soviet missiles there.

Provides information on the United States sanctions on Cuba, discussing the history of foreign economic relations between the two countries, policies, Fidel Castro, public opinion, and other related topics.

Challenges popular views of the Cuban Revolution's sources, shape, and historical trajectory, arguing that Cuban leaders were merely reacting to U.S. policies and socioeconomic conditions.

Describes Castro's insurrection from a 1955 fund raising trip to the United States to the Cuban Revolution.