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Author: Frederick Kempe Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101515023 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 826
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In June 1961, Nikita Khrushchev called Berlin "the most dangerous place on earth." He knew what he was talking about. Much has been written about the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later, but the Berlin Crisis of 1961 was more decisive in shaping the Cold War-and more perilous. It was in that hot summer that the Berlin Wall was constructed, which would divide the world for another twenty-eight years. Then two months later, and for the first time in history, American and Soviet fighting men and tanks stood arrayed against each other, only yards apart. One mistake, one nervous soldier, one overzealous commander-and the tripwire would be sprung for a war that could go nuclear in a heartbeat. On one side was a young, untested U.S. president still reeling from the Bay of Pigs disaster and a humiliating summit meeting that left him grasping for ways to respond. It would add up to be one of the worst first-year foreign policy performances of any modern president. On the other side, a Soviet premier hemmed in by the Chinese, East Germans, and hardliners in his own government. With an all-important Party Congress approaching, he knew Berlin meant the difference not only for the Kremlin's hold on its empire-but for his own hold on the Kremlin. Neither man really understood the other, both tried cynically to manipulate events. And so, week by week, they crept closer to the brink. Based on a wealth of new documents and interviews, filled with fresh-sometimes startling-insights, written with immediacy and drama, Berlin 1961 is an extraordinary look at key events of the twentieth century, with powerful applications to these early years of the twenty-first. Includes photographs
Author: Frederick Kempe Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101515023 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 826
Book Description
In June 1961, Nikita Khrushchev called Berlin "the most dangerous place on earth." He knew what he was talking about. Much has been written about the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later, but the Berlin Crisis of 1961 was more decisive in shaping the Cold War-and more perilous. It was in that hot summer that the Berlin Wall was constructed, which would divide the world for another twenty-eight years. Then two months later, and for the first time in history, American and Soviet fighting men and tanks stood arrayed against each other, only yards apart. One mistake, one nervous soldier, one overzealous commander-and the tripwire would be sprung for a war that could go nuclear in a heartbeat. On one side was a young, untested U.S. president still reeling from the Bay of Pigs disaster and a humiliating summit meeting that left him grasping for ways to respond. It would add up to be one of the worst first-year foreign policy performances of any modern president. On the other side, a Soviet premier hemmed in by the Chinese, East Germans, and hardliners in his own government. With an all-important Party Congress approaching, he knew Berlin meant the difference not only for the Kremlin's hold on its empire-but for his own hold on the Kremlin. Neither man really understood the other, both tried cynically to manipulate events. And so, week by week, they crept closer to the brink. Based on a wealth of new documents and interviews, filled with fresh-sometimes startling-insights, written with immediacy and drama, Berlin 1961 is an extraordinary look at key events of the twentieth century, with powerful applications to these early years of the twenty-first. Includes photographs
Author: Adsawi James Publishing Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 130
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US History, What Happened In 1961 The Year You Were Born: Notebook Gift Idea. Perfect Book For People Who Born In 1961, Back In 1961, Write What Happened in 1961: All Exciting Events Happened in This Year (Sports & Special Events, US Economy ...) This notebook would be a great gift idea for someone you love and appreciate, man or woman, on his birthday, New Year's Day, or to thank and be grateful for their presence in our lives. Black and white interior Perfect size at 6 X 9in 130 lined paper pages Matte Cover Great gift for father or mother, family, friends, wife, husband, men, women, birthdays. - It's finally here the book that you looking for, more than 45 pages of special events that have happened in 1961 in US history (cost of living, US economy, special events, sports events, births & deaths, marriages & divorces, popular culture, technology, famous leaders of the year ...). All that and more in this awesome book - This special book makes a perfect birthday book for people who born in 1961. - You can Write what happened in US history in this amazing year plus 45 other lined pages to write your notes and emotions about these events. - A special gift you can share with your friends and family. Perfect for birthday presents. - This book is the perfect birthday gift to show your loved one how your appreciation for them and care for their birthday.
Author: Gold Abla Arts Publishing Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 104
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- It's finaly here the book that you looking for, more than 45 pages of special events that's happened in 1961 in US history (cost of living, US economy, special events, sports events, births & deaths, marriages & divorces, popular culture, technology, famous leaders of the year ...) . All that and more in this awesome book - This special book makes a perfect birthday book for people who born in 1961. - This book contient more than 45 pages of events that's happened in US history in this amazing year plus 45 other lined pages to write your notes and emotions about this events. - A special gift you can share with your friends and family. Perfect for birthday presents. - This book is the perfect birthday gift to show your loved one how you appreciation for them and care for their birthday.
Author: Hugh Morrison Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 62
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This fascinating illustrated booklet gives a brief day-by-day summary of the top news stories of 1961 showing an important event for every day of the year.Read about key events in pop and politics, technology and travel, arts and entertainment, and famous births, deaths and marriages.This pocket volume will make a great little present for a birthday, anniversary or reunion, or for anyone who just wants a stroll down memory lane.
Author: Gold Abla Arts Publishing Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 104
Book Description
- It's finaly here the book that you looking for, more than 45 pages of special events that's happened in 1961 in US history (cost of living, US economy, special events, sports events, births & deaths, marriages & divorces, popular culture, technology, famous leaders of the year ...) . All that and more in this awesome book - This special book makes a perfect birthday book for people who born in 1961. - This book contient more than 45 pages of events that's happened in US history in this amazing year plus 45 other lined pages to write your notes and emotions about this events. - A special gift you can share with your friends and family. Perfect for birthday presents. - This book is the perfect birthday gift to show your loved one how you appreciation for them and care for their birthday.
Author: Sean J. McLaughlin Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 0813177766 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 296
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Despite French President Charles de Gaulle's persistent efforts to constructively share French experience and use his resources to help engineer an American exit from Vietnam, the Kennedy administration responded to de Gaulle's peace initiatives with bitter silence and inaction. The administration's response ignited a series of events that dealt a massive blow to American prestige across the globe, resulting in the deaths of over fifty-eight thousand American soldiers and turning hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese citizens into refugees. This history of Franco-American relations during the Kennedy presidency explores how and why France and the US disagreed over the proper western strategy for the Vietnam War. France clearly had more direct political experience in Vietnam, but France's postwar decolonization cemented Kennedy's perception that the French were characterized by a toxic mixture of short-sightedness, stubbornness, and indifference to the collective interests of the West. At no point did the Kennedy administration give serious consideration to de Gaulle's proposals or entertain the notion of using his services as an honest broker in order to disengage from a situation that was rapidly spiraling out of control. Kennedy's Francophobia, the roots of which appear in a selection of private writings from Kennedy's undergraduate years at Harvard, biased his decision-making. The course of action Kennedy chose in 1963, a rejection of the French peace program, all but handcuffed Lyndon Johnson into formally entering a war he knew the United States had little chance of winning.
Author: Gold Abla Arts Publishing Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
- It's finaly here the book that you looking for, more than 45 pages of special events that's happened in 1961 in US history (cost of living, US economy, special events, sports events, births & deaths, marriages & divorces, popular culture, technology, famous leaders of the year ...) . All that and more in this awesome book - This special book makes a perfect birthday book for people who born in 1961. - This book contient more than 45 pages of events that's happened in US history in this amazing year plus 45 other lined pages to write your notes and emotions about this events. - A special gift you can share with your friends and family. Perfect for birthday presents. - This book is the perfect birthday gift to show your loved one how you appreciation for them and care for their birthday.
Author: Peter Olsen Publisher: ISBN: 9781492114109 Category : Languages : en Pages : 230
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1961 was a very turbulent year! It started out positive with words of hope when President Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you ..., ... that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans ..." and more.In 1961, this president, although relatively young and inexperienced, kept the United States out of at least four threatening conflagrations that could have led to war with the Leninist Soviet Union.What if this rich kid, Haarvard graduate and Roman Catholic had lost to Richard Nixon. Everyone knows what he did eight years later.President Kennedy took on the 'money cartel', the 'good fellas' in the mob, CIA and parts of the military. He managed with his no war pledge to keep them at bay for more than two and one half years, but finally they won the struggle on November 22, 1963!
Author: Frederick Kempe
Author: Frederick Kempe
Author: Adsawi James Publishing
Author: Gold Abla Arts Publishing
Author: Hugh Morrison
Author: Gold Abla Arts Publishing
Author: Sean J. McLaughlin
Author: Gold Abla Arts Publishing
Author: Peter Olsen
Author: Carol Ruth Silver
Author: J. A. Joseph