Review: The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Concise History (Second Edition) by Don Munton and David A. Welch

Title: The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Concise History (Second Edition)
Author: Don Munton and David A. Welch
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (first published July 13th 2006)
Publication Date: March 1st 2011
Edition: Paperback (123 pages)
Genres:

• Nonfiction
• Government
• History

The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Concise History by Don Munton

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


The authors, using information from sources not available at the first writing, tell the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis from beginning to end. The elements of this crisis are dramatic and the authors take care to let events speak for themselves without enhancement. The Cuban, Soviet, and US perspectives are well represented, and provide a comprehensive and readable narrative.

I was five-years-old in October, 1962. I remember watching President Kennedy's speech to the country. I remember his serious tone of voice. But what I remember most is the concern I felt coming from my parents and the civil defense drills our community had in the following weeks. Those were seriously scary times because of the possible outbreak of nuclear war. In some ways, reminiscent of today's uncertainties. I recommend this book to anyone wanting to know more about the Cuban missile crisis. It is written in a concise and very readable format.