The title evokes the book the guns of august by barbara tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to the first world war. The jupiter missiles were removed from turkey the following spring. In this season for debunking john kennedy, smith serves a steamy stew of political ambition the kennedy familys, defense scandal the tfx fighter and. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Sheen, who is brilliant in everything he has ever been in, made an absolutely convincing bobby kennedy.
The most dramatic moments of that crisisthe famed thirteen dayslasted from october 16, 1962, when president kennedy first learned that the soviet union was. He draws on newly declassified material from the national security archive, but there is less new here than advertised. The missiles of october gets the human element right, and does so far better than any other movie ever made about these events, including thirteen days. But when i read robert smith thompsons the missiles of october. William devane and martin sheen give us an amazing portrayal of the kennedy brothers. Shedding important new light on the history of the cold war, philip nash tells the story of what the united states gave. Traveling exhibit schedule order the eyewitness book. Forget the blatant revisionism of the kennedies thats come in vogue, the missilies of october is the real story of how jack kennedy and nikita khruschev faced down their generals and conservative wings and pulled the world back from the brink of armageddon. List of books and articles about cuban missile crisis.
Rent the missiles of october 1973 starring william devane and martin sheen on dvd and bluray. The missiles of october goes into much details about not only both sides, but the negotiations. Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie explores the events of the day period when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. The missiles of october is a 1974 docudrama madefortelevision play about the cuban missile crisis. The crisis was a defining moment in the presidency of john f. In the end, though, this book leaves behind a bitter aftertaste with its halfbaked conspiracy theories centering on a crisis which could have ended in nuclear. One lessknown aspect of the crisis was the role of similar u. Kennedy and the cuban missile crisis paperback october 1, 1993. The cuban missile crisis at 55 national security archive.
The missiles of october by anthony page anthony page. The picture quality of the dvd is extremely good considering the age and means of the production. In this season for debunking john kennedy, smith serves a steamy stew of political ambition the kennedy familys, defense scandal the tfx fighter and miscalculation and overreaction both john and robert kennedys. The missiles of october, which usurps the entire abc schedule this evening from 8 to 11 oclock, could be subtitled advertisements for the memories of the kennedy brothers. The other missiles of october philip nash university of north. He was tested throughout his short presidency, beginning with the bay of pigs invasion, the berlin crisis, and the cuban missile crisis. By the editors of the us air force tactical missiles website beyond the web page the only book devoted exclusively to the matador and mace tactical missiles. Indeed, thompson says the familiar accounts of the crisis as presented in the recent film thirteen days and most histories is a myth. The word missal is taken from the latin word missa, meaning sent. Air force tactical missiles now available on line at and. But this was the rendition of events that the kennedy administration fed to a credulous press.
This highly readable account should be of interest to students of american foreign policy, nato, the cuban missile crisis, or either of the two presidential administrations. Every sentence in the above paragraph describing the cuban missile crisis is misleading or erroneous. At midday, and again in the early evening of october 16, 1962, john f. The missiles of october is a 1974 or 74 abctvviacom television movie running at 155 minutes, probably a miniseries, shot on videotape in ntsc. Based on recently declassified documents, a dramatic new look at the cuban missile crisis and the nature of kennedys victory over khrushchev, to be published on the 30th anniversary of the confrontation.
The cuban missile crisis was the signature moment of john f. The title evokes the book the guns of august by barbara. There is a more modern film depicting the same time, thirteen days, which is also excellent, and had the advantage of the actual transcripts, which were released in the 80s. Cuban missile crisis, major confrontation at the height of the cold war that brought the united states and the soviet union to the brink of a shooting war in october 1962 over the presence of soviet nucleararmed missiles in cuba. Kennedy and the cuban missile crisis, it soon became apparent that the author is not a fan of jfk. The missiles of october recreates the hysteria in the oval office and the kremlin as the two countries compete in the most serious of political chess matches. The nook book ebook of the the other missiles of october. About the author 1997 philip nash is visiting assistant professor of history at middle tennessee state university. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The missiles of october wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray.
These questions have been posed before, going back almost to the start of nuclear deployments in. Opinion missiles of october, then and now the new york. The actual gap, in americas favor, was also recalled by the men who gathered to reconstruct those days of. Kennedy was elected president of the united states. Nuclear weapons and turkey since 1959 national security. On october 15, 1962, the national photographic intelligence center confirmed that secret reconnaissance photographs from an american u2 spy plane flight the day before were finally able to definitively prove the suspicion that soviet mediumrange and intermediaterange ballistic missiles capable of hitting atlanta, the midwest, washington, dc. Kennedy and the cuban missile crisis robert smith thompson on. The missiles of october gave the us general public its first look behind the scenes at the inner workings, disagreements, and ultimate consensus of kennedys administration to blockade cuba, rather than attempt to invade to dislodge the justdiscovered, only partially completed soviet nuclear missile emplacements in cuba.
Robert smith thompson the story of the cuban missile crisis has attained the status of myth. The missiles of october by robert smith thompson kirkus. Recently declassified documents help recreate the cuban missile crisis on the thirtieth anniversary of the worldshaking confrontation between the united states and the soviet union. Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie explores the events of the day period when the world stood. Kennedy was stunned to learn that khrushchev, in a naked display of adventurism, had put missiles in cuba. The cia created this map to show the range of missiles that could be launched from cuba. Compelling revisionist history of the 1962 cuban missile crisis that puts jfk and his. The roman catholic missal is a liturgical book outlining the instructions and prayers necessary for the celebration of the catholic mass throughout the year. Based on recently declassified documents, a dramatic new look at t. There are a variety of catholic missals available, for daily, weekly, or sunday use.
The missiles of october tv movie 1974 the missiles of. Eisenhower, kennedy, and the jupiters, 1957 1963 philip nash on. This is the best docudrama, and quite possibly the best drama, ever made. The title evokes the book the guns of august by barbara tuchman about the missteps amongst the. The other missiles of october ebook by philip nash. The title evokes the book the guns of august by barbara tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
However, given the title we agreed to take on this month, some confusion arose regarding the movie portion of this bookfilm adaptation series. Admittedly, thompson, a professor who teaches foreign policy at the university of south carolina, is a good prose writer and at times the missiles of october reads like a technothriller. This brilliant docudrama is an accurate and historical recreation that delves deep into the behindthescenes actions and decisionmaking quandaries of both countries. The 1962 cuban missile crisis is the subject of this madefortv effort. Reviews of new books the cuban missile crisis of october 1962 was prompted by soviet deployment of nucleararmed missiles in cuba and the insistence.
The title the missiles of october was a play on the title of the book the guns of august by barbara wertheim tuchman which deals with the precipitant events leading to world war i and the enormous tragedy resulting from the inability of the principal players to diplomatically sidestep one of historys most tragic chapters. Coldwar nuclear missiles in miami 19621979 by charles d. Scholarship concerning the cuban missile crisis has had a resurgence due to the recent declassification of pertinent government documents by the united states and the former soviet union. Read the other missiles of october eisenhower, kennedy, and the jupiters, 19571963 by philip nash available from rakuten kobo.
The cuban missile crisis of october 1962 was prompted by soviet deployment of nucleararmed missiles in cuba and the insistence of the united states on their withdrawal. Galvanized by this bit of soviet sleight of hand, the president and his advisers courageously mobilize american forces, improvise a noninvasive strategy of quarantining the communistruled island and stare down the wily khruschev and make the soviet leader decide between removing the missiles or starting a nuclear war. Recently declassified documents help recreate the cuban missile crisis. On the evening of october 4th president trump delivered an ultimatum to president putin, he had 24 hours to remove the cruise missiles or american forces would do. On october 28, he issued a public statement declaring that he would dismantle the soviet missiles and remove them from cuba. The other missiles of october philip nash university.