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Gambling with Armageddon : : nuclear roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis
| Title | Gambling with Armageddon : : nuclear roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Names | Sherwin, Martin J. |
| Book Number | DB101779 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | The coauthor of American Prometheus (DB 61087) provides an hour-by-hour explanation of the Cuban Missile Crisis and examines the events and decisions that ultimately caused it. He particularly examines Eisenhower's reliance on the threat of nuclear retaliation to project US power in the early Cold War era. Some strong language. Commercial audiobook. 2020. |
| Narrator | Bramhall, Mark. |
| Local Subject | History - Modern World - HWO |
| History - HST | |
| Adult Book - AD | |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| War (Non-Fiction) - WNF | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| Politics and Government - POL | |
| Current Events / Contemporary Issues - CON | |
| Commercial format - CF | |
| Audience Notes | Male narrator. |
| Contains strong language. |
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| LC Subject | Arms race - History - 20th century |
| Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 |
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| Nuclear crisis control - United States - History - 20th century |
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| Nuclear warfare - United States - History |
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| World politics - 1945-1955 |
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| World politics - 1955-1965 |
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| Nonfiction |
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| Talking books |
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| Downloadable books |
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| Call Number | 972.91064 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2020 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress, 2020 (American Printing House for the Blind, recording studio) |
| Original Publication | Reissue of: Unabridged. [New York] : Random House Audio, 2020. 9780593292136 |