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Abyss

World on the Brink, the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
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Abyss by Max Hastings delves into the perilous weeks leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis, illuminating the decisions of global leaders teetering on the brink of nuclear confrontation. The book unravels the intense political and military manoeuvres, capturing a pivotal moment in history with vivid detail and insight. Hastings provides a comprehensive narrative of how close the world came to catastrophe and the diplomacy that ultimately defused it.
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This book may appeal to you if you are interested in exploring the intense geopolitical tensions of the Cold War era. Max Hastings provides a gripping and detailed account of the Cuban Missile Crisis, offering insight into the pivotal decisions and dramatic stand-offs that nearly led the world to nuclear conflict. If you appreciate well-researched historical narratives that bring dramatic moments to life, this compelling exploration of one of the most critical periods in modern history might captivate you.

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Abyss

A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings ‘the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis’ Daily Telegraph

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A Times History Book of the Year 2022

From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings, the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis Daily Telegraph

The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and the Soviet Union. During those weeks, the world gazed into the abyss of potential annihilation.

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Reviews for Abyss by Max Hastings highlight it as a compelling and gripping retelling of historical events, akin to the best fiction, with vivid detail and insightful re-assessment of the Cold War's most dangerous moment. Critics praise the book for its addictive narrative style, deep research, and incisive intelligence, noting its ability to elucidate the precarious brinkmanship of the era with chilling clarity.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008365035

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: William Collins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 576

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About the Author

Max Hastings is the author of twenty-six books, most about conflict, and between 1986 and 2002 served as editor-in-chief of the Daily Telegraph, then editor of the Evening Standard. He has won many prizes both for journalism and his books, of which the most recent are All Hell Let Loose, Catastrophe and The Secret War, best-sellers translated around the world. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an Honorary Fellow of King’s College, London and was knighted in 2002. He has two grown-up children, Charlotte and Harry, and lives with his wife Penny in West Berkshire, where they garden enthusiastically.

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