{"product_id":"one-minute-to-midnight-kennedy-khrushchev-and-castro-on-the-brink-of-nuclear-war-9781400078912","title":"One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear conflict over the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba. In this\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehour-by-hour chronicle of those tense days, veteran \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Michael Dobbs reveals just how close we came to Armageddon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, for the first time, are gripping accounts of Khrushchev's plan to destroy the U.S. naval base at Guant namo; the handling of Soviet nuclear warheads on Cuba; and the extraordinary story of a U-2 spy plane that got lost over Russia at the peak of the crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten like a thriller, \u003ci\u003eOne Minute to Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhaustively researched account of what Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. called \"the most dangerous moment in human history,\" and the definitive book on the Cuban missile crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Dobbs was born and educated in Britain, but is now a U.S. citizen. He was a long-time reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003e covering the collapse of communism as a foreign correspondent. He has taught at leading American universities, including Princeton, the University of Michigan, and Georgetown. He is currently on the staff of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. His previous books include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eOne Minute to Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e on the Cuban missile crisis, which was part of an acclaimed Cold War trilogy. He lives outside Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414974304530,"sku":"9781400078912","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0fd3d8cd-7d5d-4662-b91c-d134cd36a34a.jpg?v=1729392078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-minute-to-midnight-kennedy-khrushchev-and-castro-on-the-brink-of-nuclear-war-9781400078912","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}