On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis by James G. Blight, David A. Welch, McGeorge Bundy - 1989-01-01

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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New York: Hill and Wang, 1989. First Edition. fair, ex-lib., fair to good. 400, notes, chronology, index, library stamps (some crossed out in marker), damp stains to edges and boards, bd edges quite worn. DJ in plastic sleeve, library stickers (some crossed out in marker) to DJ and plastic sleeve. Foreword by McGeorge Bundy.

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New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux [The Noonday Press], 1990. Second Edition [stated]. Noonday Press edition. Trade paperback. Very good. xvi, [2], 428, [2] pages. Preface to the Second Edition. Dramatis Personae. Authors' Note. Footnotes. Notes. Chronology. Afterword. Index. Foreword by McGeorge Bundy. Professor and international security expert James G. Blight began his career as a cognitive psychologist, but a decade later had begun research on prevention of a nuclear holocaust in a world of increasing proliferation of nuclear weapons. His research led him to study the closest scenario to a nuclear war: the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. He has since become an expert on the subject. David A. Welch is a CIGI senior fellow and professor of political science at the University of Waterloo. His book, Painful Choices: A Theory of Foreign Policy Change, was the winner of the International Studies Association ISSS Book Award and his book, Justice and the Genesis of War, won the 1994… Read More

Hill & Wang Pub, 1989-01. Hardcover. Like New. Hardcover. Stated First Edition, 1989. Dust jacket is in very good condition with normal shelf and use wear. Tight binding. Clean unmarked text. No highlighting or pen/pencil markings. We ship daily.

New York, NY: Hill & Wang, 1989. Book. New. Quarter Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. NY: Hill & Wang, 1989. First edition with all first points. 8vo. Quarter cloth, 400 pp. Appears unread. On October 16, 1962 American reconnaissance revealed Soviet nuclear missile sites under construction in Cuba, just ninety miles from the Florida coast. Astounded by the Soviet move, the President and a small group of advisors prepared a countermove of their own. James Blight and David Welch put this story into illuminating perspective in a series of interwoven analytical chapters. The result is fresh and vital portrait of how those who bore the ultimate responsibility grappled with the gravest threat of our time. New with fine dust jacket, protected with a mylar cover..