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Cuban Missile Crisis

June 25, 2025 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOKS / GENRE / History / Max Hastings / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Russia / War / World History

Abyss: A Riveting Look at the Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuban Missile Crisis retold by Max Hastings—an intense look at the 1962 standoff that brought the world close to nuclear war.

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Battle for Germany

January 31, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / BOOKS / European History / GENRE / Germany / History / Max Hastings / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World History / World War II

Armageddon: A Gritty Account of the Battle for Germany

Battle for Germany comes alive in Max Hastings’ raw, gripping account of WWII’s final, brutal months on both Eastern and Western fronts.

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