The Armageddon Letters: Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis recreates the drama of the Cuban Missile Crisis as experienced by the leaders of the three countries directly involved. They poignantly document the rapidly shifting physical and psychological realities each leader faced, allowing the reader to experience the crisis as never before.
The Fog of War provides the background behind the Academy Award-winning documentary by Errol Morris. In this intriguing work, editors James G. Blight and janet M. Lang, who served as academic advisors on the film, bring together film transcripts, documents, dialogues, and essays to explore the issues raised by Robert McNamara's life and work.
Utilizing critical oral history, this book explores U.S.-Iranian relations from the fall of the Shah in 1978 to the Iranian hostage crisis and the Iran-Iraq war. It features insights from scholars and former officials, providing a nuanced perspective on the complexities and transformations in diplomatic ties. By examining personal narratives and historical events, the work sheds light on the evolution of enmity between the two nations, revealing the intricate interplay of politics and personal experiences.
Dark Beyond Darkness is the first book to take readers deeply inside the experience and calculations of leaders during the Cuban Missile Crisis and to connect that crisis to the nuclear risk today, whether from war between superpowers, climate catastrophe following a regional nuclear war or a nuclear conflict sparked by an accident.