This book is about the Cuban missile crisis.

This book is a short description of this momentous event and the factors that led up to it.

Before you start this book ask yourself these questions.

What do you know about the Cuban missile crisis?

Are you keen to learn about it?

The book tells you about the Cuban missile crisis and describes its background, its historical context and the leading people involved in this extraordinary event without going into excessive detail.

It talks about the Cuban revolution, the Cold War, the leaders of the principal countries involved.

It describes what led to the crisis and the crisis itself.