The Soviet response to the first edition of Reflections has been a prime example of the new openness under glasnost in discussing previously taboo subjects. Using new revelationssuch as the fact that Moscow had twice as many troops in Cuba as the Kennedy administration believedfrom key Soviet and Cuban Sources, Garthoff has revised his earlier analysis to produce the most accurate, eye-opening story yet of the 1963 crisis. In this book Raymond L. Garthoff, a participant in the crisis deliberations of the U.S. government, reflects on the nature of the crisis, it's consequences, and it's...
The Soviet response to the first edition of Reflections has been a prime example of the new openness under glasnost in discussing previously taboo sub...