Bibliograph

The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bethany Bryan

Type

Label

The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bethany Bryan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

965922442

Responsibility statement

Bethany Bryan

Series statement

The Cold War chronicles

Summary

United States president John F. Kennedy advocated an invasion of Cuba. Led by anti-Castro supporters, the Bay of Pigs invasion was unsuccessful. Castro understood the invasion as an attempt to overthrow his government. After this unsuccessful event, the two superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union came close to a nuclear confrontation. This book takes a closer look at this dramatic conflict and the tensions that emerged from the threat of nuclear power

Table Of Contents

Introduction: the President's announcement -- Mounting tensions -- The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis -- The faces of the Cold War -- Negotiation and innovation -- The legacy of the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Target audience

juvenile

Classification