内容简介

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The unique, gripping account of the perilous showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union. During the thirteen days in October 1962 when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In a clear and simple record, he describes the personalities involved in the crisis, with particular attention to the actions and attitudes of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. He describes the daily, even hourly, exchanges between Russian representatives and American. In firsthand immediacy we see the frightening responsibility of two great nations holding the fate of the world in their hands.

作者简介

Arthur M. Schlesinger, is a historian who served as special assistant to President John F. Kennedy. Among his many works are the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Age of Jackson and A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House. He lives in New York City.

精彩摘录

我说，如果我们想在国内外保持美国的道义立场的话，我们就不能这样做。我们在全世界范围内进行反对共产主义的斗争远不是为了求得肉体上能够生存下去——这种斗争是以我们的传统和理想作为精髓的，而这些正是我们万万不能破坏的东西。

——引自第11页

总统说：“在所有这一切中，巨大的危险和风险就是估计错误——判断错误”

——引自第25页