{"product_id":"the-week-the-world-stood-still-9780804750776","title":"The Week the World Stood Still","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cuban missile crisis was the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War and the most perilous moment in American history. In this dramatic and succinct narrative, Sheldon M. Stern enables the reader to follow the often harrowing twists and turns of the crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Week The World Stood Still\u003c\/i\u003e is an impressive work of scholarship that is also highly recommended for non-specialist general readers with an interest in the history of the Cold War era.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Midwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  1. The JFK Cuban Missile Crisis Tapes\t1  2. The Making of the Cuban Missile Crisis\t11  The Cold War: JFK's Crucible\t11  The Cold War and Cuba\t14  Nuclear Confrontation in Cuba\t17  The Kennedy Paradox\t23  Key Members of the Executive Committee of the   National Security Council\t29  3. The Secret Meetings of the Executive Committee of   the National Security Council\t37  Epilogue: The November Post-Crisis\t205  Notes\t215  Bibliography\t000  Index\t205","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405560258903,"sku":"9780804750776","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804750776.jpg?v=1730492835","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-week-the-world-stood-still-9780804750776","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}