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1 online resource (xv, 295 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-287) and index. |
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"Ich bin ein Berliner" -- "A bone in my throat" -- "Let the word go forth" -- "Alas, Mr. Ambassador, we shall die together" -- "I never met a man like that" -- "This is the answer!" -- "The East Germans have done us a favor" -- "I am not afraid of escalation" -- "The game continues" -- "We'll talk the problem to death" -- "This may end in a big war" -- "Treaties are like maidens and roses" -- "We'll never have another day like this" -- "Our hope is the Ami" -- "We are the people." |
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| Summary |
The Berlin Wall Crisis dominated the presidency of John F. Kennedy from his inauguration in 1961 until his historic trip to the city in June 1963. W.R. Smyser's Kennedy and the Berlin Wall offers new insights into the Berlin events that riveted global attention, especially as Soviet and American tanks faced each other at point-blank range over "Checkpoint Charlie." Drawing on his experience as an American diplomat in Berlin at the time; personal interviews; memoirs; and Soviet, East German, and American documents, Smyser ties together the full story of what actually happened on the ground and |
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
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Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971.
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 |
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Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcR6JF3hd3TgMFKbTJdQq |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany (West)
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Germany (West) -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
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Berlin (Germany) -- International status.
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États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- URSS. |
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URSS -- Relations extérieures -- États-Unis. |
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États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- Allemagne (Ouest) |
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Allemagne (Ouest) -- Relations extérieures -- États-Unis. |
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Mur de Berlin. |
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Berlin (Allemagne) -- Statut international. |
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HISTORY. |
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Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 |
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Diplomatic relations |
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International law |
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Germany https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtCD3rcKcPDx6FHmjvrbd |
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Germany -- Berlin |
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Germany (West) |
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Soviet Union |
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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1961-1989 |
| ISBN |
9780742599789 (ebook) |
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0742599787 |
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1282497693 |
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9781282497696 |
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9780742560901 (cloth) |
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0742560902 (cloth) |
| ISBN/ISSN |
9786612497698 |
| OCLC # |
434023175 |
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