Home publications electronic journal of international history electronic journal of international history article 3 issn 14711443 introduction contents the other other missiles of october. The missiles of october the cuban missile crisis 1962. 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. San juan capistrano 212 poul pedersen singersongwriter frank cotinola drums jimmy perez bass richard bredice guitars. A wonderfully concise, lucid, and compelling account of the days in october, 1962, when the world stood at the brink of nuclear war. Ie elie abel, the missile crisis philadelphia 199, 15556. Overview of missiles of october, the, 1974, directed by anthony page, with robert p lieb, dana elcar, richard eastham, at turner classic movies. The missiles of october 1974 cast and crew this film examines the talks and bargaining between major leaders, in both the united states and the soviet union, during the cuban missile crisis.
Be the first to ask a question about the missiles of october. Elie abel october 17, 1920 july 22, 2004 was a canadianamerican journalist, author and academic. Buy the the missiles of october at a super low price. Rent the missiles of october 1973 starring william devane and martin sheen on dvd and bluray. The author, elie abel, was a well known foreign and political correspondent for nbc news at the time of the missile crisis. Averell harriman, special envoy to churchill and stalin, 19411946 1975.
Project muse the eleventh hour of the cuban missile crisis. Kennedys book, thirteen days, this film profiles the kennedy administrations actions during the cuban missile crisis. Nonetheless, overall, i think that the missiles of october gives a more accurate portrayal of the key figures in the cuban missile crisis than thirteen days. Post wwii financial, political and religious institutions used communications and educational institutions to convince otherwise intelligent adults that atomic power would bomb war into a deep freeze but the missiles of october 1962 proved, denial precedes meltdowns. Karibskij krizis, or the missile scare, was a day october 1628, 1962 confrontation between the united states and the soviet union concerning american ballistic missile deployment in italy and turkey with consequent soviet. Interceptor rocket shoots down ballistic missile in test. An introduction to the excornrn transcripts james g. In the first decade after the crisis, elie abel and graham allison produced the most important works. Cuban missile crisis to detente introduction shmoop. Lippincott, 19xx a taut, exciting chronicle of the cuban missile crisis the missile crisis. It also includes footage of the naval research laboratory nrl, the naval missile test center at point mugu in california, the johns hopkins applied physics laboratory, the mare island naval shipyard, and the martin corporation where missiles and components are designed, built and tested.
Feb 10, 2012 san juan capistrano 212 poul pedersen singersongwriter frank cotinola drums jimmy perez bass richard bredice guitars. Publication date 1966 topics military bases, soviet, cuban missile crisis, 1962 publisher. Michael dobbs was a foreign correspondent for the washington post for nearly fifteen years, representing the newspaper in belgrade, warsaw, paris, and moscow. The missiles of october reflections on the cuban missile crisis by michael ventura, fri.
Cuban missile crisis to detente about and why should i care. List of books and articles about cuban missile crisis. Starring william devane as president john kennedy, the movie explores the events of the day period when the world stood. The missiles of october the cuban missile crisis 1962 hardcover 1966 by elie abel author. And the events portrayed in the missiles of october are as historically accurate as was possible at the time this film was made. The cuban missile crisis, also known as the october crisis spanish. The missiles of october the cuban missile crisis 1962 elie abel on. Institutions dont lie, but often, the people who run them, do. As nbc news correspondent in washington, elie abel was in a good position to observe the cuban missile crisis of october 1962. Speeches and writings, radio and television broadcast transcripts, correspondence, and printed matter, relating to world politics and to the press. Drawing on newly declassified archival sources, thompson a time for war, 1991, etc. The thor irbms and the cuban missile crisis by stephen twigge university college london and len scott university of wales, aberystwyth abstract. 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. Abel left columbia for stanford university in 1979 as the first harry and norman chandler professor of communication.
Cuban missile crisis, 1962, major cold war confrontation between the united states and the soviet union. Includes photocopies of drafts of and correspondence relating to the book by e. The other missiles of october philip nash university of. In this special report, dobbs distills the key findings of his book, including ten lessons for a modernday president. Compelling revisionist history of the 1962 cuban missile crisis that puts jfk and his brother robert in the worst possible light. No brain no headache lp version by missiles of october, released 27 september 2016. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd. 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. Based on recently declassified documents, a dramatic new look at t. 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 missiles and the crisis on. Callahan, peter donat, michael lerner, and andrew duggan. He draws on newly declassified material from the national security archive, but there is less new here than advertised.
After a long time on my watchlist, i finally got myself together to see the missiles of october, and it has been so long ago that ive forgotten who recommended it the missiles of october is long and very old looking as tv movie from the 70s but it is excellent, and the cuban missile crisis is always worth seeing entertainment on film. The missiles of october 1974 directed by anthony page. The missiles of october is a 1974 docudrama madefortelevision play about the cuban missile crisis. Kennedy until after he became aware of the missiles in cuba on 16 october. Rent the missiles of october 1973 on dvd and bluray. But the rotten barrel of docudrama also contains a few good apples, and one of them, the missiles of october, deserves to be celebrated this week, a halfcentury after the cuban missile crisis. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Humankind has never come as close to apocalypse as it did in october 1962, when the united states and the soviet union found themselves locked in stalemate over nuclear missiles being installed in cuba. The missiles of october by anthony page anthony page, ralph. Before getting down to business on the twoweek span that. The cuban missile crisis resources for history teachers.
One lessknown aspect of the crisis was the role of similar u. The missiles of october starred william devane as jfk, martin sheen as rfk, ralph bellamy as adlai stevenson, howard da silva as khrushchev, john dehner as dean acheson, along with other character actors of the time dana elcar, james t. No brain no headache lp version missiles of october. 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. New scholarship on the cuban missile crisis diplomatic history. The 1962 cuban missile crisis is the subject of this madefortv effort. In response to the bay of pigs invasion and other american actions against cuba as well as to president kennedys buildup in italy and turkey of u. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy.