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Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis : Political, Military and Intelligence Aspects - L. Scott

Macmillan, Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Political, Military and Intelligence Aspects

By: L. Scott

Hardcover | 8 June 1999 | Edition Number 1

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In October 1962 the world went to the brink of Armageddon.This study provides an archive-based account of the Cuban missile crisis from the British perspective. The diplomatic, military and intelligence dimensions of British policy are scrutinised. New material is presented and existing interpretations of UK-US relations at this crucial moment are reassessed. The book contributes a new aspect to the literature on the Cuban missile crisis by exploring where the views of Washington and its closest ally converged and diverged. The Macmillan government's handling of the crisis is assessed, and various criticisms made then, and subsequently, are evaluated. Attention focuses on the domestic political context and the attitudes of the Labour Party and the anti-nuclear movement. Key British contributions, in particular that of Ambassador Ormsby-Gore in Washington, and the espionage of Oleg Penkovsky in Moscow, are examined. Finally, Harold Macmillan's cultivated reputation as 'Unflappable Mac' is appraised at his moment of supreme test.
Industry Reviews

'This is a scholarly and readable book that makes a very complex relationship accessible to all readers, whether or not they have prior knowledge of the Cuban Missile crisis...It is a book that makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the momentous events of the Cuban missile crisis. It will become an essential read for all those who want to know what happened, when and why from the British perspective.' - Alan P. Dobson, Contemporary British History

'This is a very good, careful study of the issues which arose between the two countries and is written in a clear style.' - Michael F. Hopkins, International Affairs

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