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HASTINGS**, MAX: : ABYSS: THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS 1962

LONDON.WILLIAM COLLINS/an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,2022.

ISBN 9780008364991.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. [Complete number line 1.] NMINT/NMINT. Wrapped, protected and stored from day of issue/purchase, so virtually as NEW. No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around matt white background with montage'd, glossy colour+b/w photographic overlay to front of dw/dj with author's capitalised,glossy, embossed,black-lettered name at top edge; capitalised,glossy,embossed,white-lettered part-title [ABYSS] and capitalised,glossy,embossed, black-lettered sub-title [THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS 1962] to middle and lower edges respectively.Spine/backstrip with repeated glossy thumbnail illustration of front,author's capitalised,glossy,embossed,black-lettered name; capitalised,glossy,embossed,red-lettered part-title and publisher's capitailsed,matt black-lettered name and black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with b/w photograph and critics' black+red lettered reviews.Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges bright,crisp and clean without ageing/toning or foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – pristine with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,unread other than my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean/unblemished, sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt silhouetted thumbnail of front's illustration and bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters,a red+white striped headband and immaculate, repeated coloured map of Cuba illustrated endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+ dw/dj,illustrated, 1st edn,xiv-xxvi-xxxviipp+2-538pp [paginated] includes Illustrations list,author's Introduction,a Timeline of Significant Global Events during the Cold War era,Principal Participants in the Missile Crisis with Time Zones and Spellings note to reverse of last page of same,a Prologue,15 chapters - only 3 without any sub-sections,the others all with either 2 or 3 sub-sections to each,32pp contemporary b/w+ colour photographs in 4 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp90/91, pp186/87, pp314/15 and pp410/11 respectively,a black silhouette diagram of Soviet weapons shipped to Cuba and b/w map of Cuba showing 500 nautical miles blockade line with positions of both fleets inside and outside of same,Acknowledgements,Notes and References,a Bibliography,and an Index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title +title pages,a dedication,epigrams [3 - Tom Leher song extract,Nikita Krushchev and John F. Kennedy],a Contents list/table,and first page of Illustrations list/table.    Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of detracting faults. Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tense international events in modern history - the Cuban Missile Crisis - providing a people-focused narrative that explores the attitudes and conduct of Russians, Cubans, Americans, and a terrified world that followed each moment as it unfolded.   In the 'Abyss', Max Hastings turns his focus to one of the most terrifying events of the mid-20thC - the thirteen days in October 1962 when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Hastings looks at the conflict with fresh eyes, focusing on the people at the heart of the crisis - America President John F. Kennedy, Soviet First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro,and a host of their advisors.Combining in-depth research with Hasting's well-honed insights,the A'byss' is a human history that unfolds on a wide,colourful canvas.                                         As the action moves back and forth from Moscow to Washington,DC, to Havana, Hastings seeks to explain, as much as to describe,the attitudes and conduct of the Soviets, Cubans, and Americans, and to recreate the tension and heightened fears of countless innocent bystanders whose lives hung in the balance.      Reflecting on the outcome of these events, he reveals how the aftermath of this momentous crisis continues to reverberate today.Powerful, and riveting,filled with compelling detail and told with narrative flair,the 'The Abyss' is history at its finest.    Please contact seller,particularly ALL overseas buyers,because of the weight and value of this item for correct [insured,or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples.      N.B. 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UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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