The Cuban Missile CrisisEssence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis
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The two faces of American power: Military and political communication during the Cuban missile crisis
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عنوان ژورنال: Hispanic American Historical Review
سال: 1974
ISSN: 0018-2168,1527-1900
DOI: 10.1215/00182168-54.1.181