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NUCLEAR FOLLY - A New History of the Cuban Missile Crisis (First UK edition - third impression)

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First UK Edition. A third impression of the first UK edition, with '003' on the printer's page. The book was first published in the USA by W. W. Norton & Company, also in 2021. Illustrated with eight pages of photographs. ***Near fine in grey paper-covered boards with black titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just slightly rubbed. No bumps or creases. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine monochrome-illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's price of £25.00. Extremities of dustwrapper just slightly rubbed, with very slight creasing. No obvious faults - no serious creases, chips or tears. No fading. Dustwrapper bright. ***240mm x 160mm. 444 pages including Acknowledgements, an extensive section of Notes, and a detailed Index at the back of the book. ***'For more than four weeks in the autumn of 1962 the world teetered. The consequences of a misplaced step during the Cuban Missile Crisis could not have been more grave. Ash and cinder, famine and fallout; nuclear war between the two most-powerful nations on Earth. In "Nuclear Folly", award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy tells the riveting story of those weeks, tracing the tortuous decision-making and calculated brinkmanship of John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro, and of their advisors and commanders on the ground. More often than not, Plokhy argues, the Americans and Soviets simply misread each other, operating under mutual mistrust, second-guesses and false information. Despite all of this, nuclear disaster was avoided thanks to one very human factor: fear. Drawing on an impressive array of primary sources, including the recently declassified KGB files, Plokhy masterfully illustrates the drama of those tense days. Authoritative, fast-paced and unforgettable, this is the definitive new account of the Cold War's most perilous moment.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A third impression of the first UK edition, complete in its original dustwrapper. Quite an uncommon book to find now in early impression. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9630

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