Berlin 1961 : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the most dangerous place on Earth
Kempe, Frederick2012
Books, Manuscripts
Frederick Kempe's gripping book tells the story of the Cold War's most dramatic year, when Berlin became what Khrushchev called 'the most dangerous place on earth'.
Main title:
Berlin 1961 : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the most dangerous place on Earth / Frederick Kempe.
Author:
Kempe, Frederick, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2012.
Collation:
xxiii, 579 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Berkley, 2011.Originally published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241961742 (pbk)
Dewey class:
943.1'552087943.1552087943.1943.155943.1552
LC class:
E841
Language:
English
Subject:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989Cold War -- Social aspects -- Germany -- BerlinHistoryBerlin (Germany) -- Politics and government -- 1945-1990United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet UnionSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United StatesUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1961-1963Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1975
BRN:
1628721