The Soviets' greatest gambit : the Cuban Missile Crisis

Adam J. Levine analyzes the origins of the Cuban Missile Crisis, with a particular focus on Nikita Khrushchev's motives and the response of the Kennedy administration.

Levine's account presents a different portrayal of the events than popularly told, shedding light on John F.

Kennedy's decision-making practices and personal behavior while out of public eye.