Historians Blog #2
Collaborated By: Hayden Look
Thesis Question: What effect did the Cuban Missile Crisis have on Cold War relations between
the United States and the Soviet Union?
Thesis Statement: The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 increased Cold War tensions between the
United States and the Soviet Union due to the presence of opposing forces near
homelands, the diplomatic standoff between the two nations, and the increased instability
of Soviet politics that followed the crisis.
Annotated Bibliography
Allison, Graham. “The Cuban Missile Crisis at 50.” Foreign Affairs Vol. 90 Issue 4 Jul. 2012:
11-16. EBSCOhost: Military & Government Collection.. Web. 28 Sept. 2014.
I feel like this specific scholarly article gives me good background information on the
Cuban Missile Crisis in a cause and effect mannerism. This will serve as one of my
scholarly article secondary sources.
Chayes, Abram. Cuban Missile Crisis. New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. Print.
This first-hand account by Abram Chayes will serve me well in regards to the Cuban
Missile Crisis as Chayes was an advisor to Kennedy. This will serve as a primary source
in regards to the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Dinerstein, Herbert S. Making of a Missile Crisis: October 1962.Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins
University Press, 1976. Print.
I feel like this novel offers a summarization of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the events
that preceded it. Hopefully, this article with provide enough historical context for my
paper.
Dobbs, Michael. One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of
Nuclear War. New York: Random House Inc, 2008. Print.
This particular novel focuses more on the internal conflict between leaders during the
Cuban Missile Crisis, which will serve nicely in my focus on the diplomatic conflict
created by the Cuban Missile Crisis. This will serve as a monograph due to its specific
focus.
Garthoff, Raymond L. Reflections on the Cuban Missile Crisis. Washington D.C.: The
Brookings Institution, 1987. Print.
This is another novel that I feel summarizes the Cuban Missile Crisis. Once again, I hope
to use it in providing historical context to the events of 1962.
Kennedy, Robert F. Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis. New York: W.W.
Norton & Company, 1969. Print.
This is another first-hand account of the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis, written by
JFK’s brother, Robert. This novel will serve as a major primary source of historical
perspective.
Linden, Carl A. Khrushchev and the Soviet Leadership. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press,
1966. Print.
This novel focuses on the Khrushchev Era of Soviet politics, which encompasses the
Cuban Missile Crisis. This will assist my focus point of increased Soviet political tension
as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Medvedev, Roy A. and Zhores A. Medvedev. Khrushchev: The Years in Power. New York:
Columbia University Press, 1976. Print.
Essentially, this novel once again offers a perspective on the Cuban Missile Crisis from
the Soviet side. This will once again help my argument of increase Soviet political
tension.
Nathan, James A. The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited. New York: St Martin’s Press, 1992. Print.
This novel once again looks back at the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis. I plan on
using this novel to help provide more historical background towards my paper.
Norris, Robert S. and Hans M. Kristensen. “The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Nuclear Order of
Battle.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Vol. 68 Issue 6 Nov. 2012: 85-91. EBSCOhost:
Academic Search Complete. Web. 28 Sept. 2014.
This scholarly article focuses on the increased threat of nuclear war that resulted from the
Cuban Missile Crisis. I hope to utilize this article to argue for the increased threat of
nuclear war.