October 1962: The 'Missile' Crisis as Seen from Cuba

by Tomas Diez Acosta

Overview

In October 1962, during what is widely known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, Washington pushed the world to the edge of nuclear war. Here, for the first time, the full story of that historic moment is told not by partisans of Washington or of Moscow, but from the perspective of the Cuban people. Led by Cuba's revolutionary government, their determination -- and readiness -- to defend the country's newly won sovereignty and the achievements of their unfolding socialist revolution blocked U.S. plans for a military assault and opened the way to resolve the crisis, thus saving humanity from the consequences of a nuclear holocaust.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780873489560
Publisher:	Pathfinder Press GA
Publication date:	10/15/2002
Series:	The Cuban Revolution in World Politics
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	333
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

	About the author	9
	Preface to the English-language edition	11
	Initials and abbreviations	21
	Introduction	25
1.	After the Bay of Pigs: The secret war continues	28
2.	Cuba responds	59
3.	Operation Mongoose and U.S. invasion plans	75
4.	Top secret: Operation Anadyr	93
5.	The secret and the deception	125
6.	The crisis begins	135
7.	The brilliant yet sad days of the crisis	155
8.	In defense of principles	178
	By way of an epilogue	199
	Documents of the Cuban government
	Draft agreement between Cuba and the USSR on military cooperation and mutual defense August 1962	207
	'The imperialists will find a people willing to defend the nation house by house, inch by inch' Declaration by the Council of Ministers, September 29, 1962	213
	'Anyone who tries to inspect Cuba better come in full combat gear' Address by Fidel Castro, October 23, 1962	224
	'Our five points are minimum conditions to guarantee peace' Discussions with U Thant, October 30-31, 1962	256
	'We have as little faith in Kennedy's words as we have fear of his threats' Cuba's position on the Caribbean crisis, November 25, 1962	285
	Notes	293
	Glossary of individuals	309
	Bibliography	317
	Index	323
	Map: Soviet missile placements in Cuba, October 22, 1962	18

What People are Saying About This

Russell W. Ramsey

"Vital to a full understanding of the Cuban Missile Crisis . . . beautifully edited and illustrated . . . highly appropriate for any course in modern Caribbean politics, cold war history, Cuban history, or military history . . . a full and sincere look at the often overlooked Cuban perspective. . . . "--(Russell W. Ramsey, Troy State University, in Hispanic American Historical Review)

Editorial Reviews

Draws largely from published US, Soviet, and Cuban primary sources, as well as from interviews with participants in the confrontation . . . Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.

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