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: Focuses on the psychological maneuvering of key leaders—John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, and Fidel Castro—as well as the "fog of ignorance" that often dictated their high-stakes decisions.

In (also titled The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 ), bestselling historian Max Hastings provides a definitive, character-driven account of the thirteen days in October 1962 when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. Book Overview Abyss - Max Hastingsepub

Hastings goes beyond traditional histories by examining the crisis from three distinct perspectives: Washington, Moscow, and Havana. He weaves together top-down political analysis with "ground-level" accounts from ordinary citizens, pilots, and soldiers who were caught in the crossfire. : Focuses on the psychological maneuvering of key