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Reckless Provocation

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

Reckless Provocation

By David Baker

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About the book

For the first time, this book reveals previously unpublished facts about how close the world came to World War III over Soviet missiles installed in Cuba by a reckless Soviet leader against the advice of the Kremlin. David Baker provides previously classified details on how the Pentagon put Britain's bombers on alert without the UK government's knowledge. Unknown at the time, in October 1962, Russia had only a handful of missiles capable of reaching America while the US had a massive retaliatory...Show more

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ISBN

9780752487328

Publisher

The History Press Ltd

Published year

2019

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1

Original title

Reckless Provocation

Format

Paperback

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