Download or read book The Missiles of October written by Robert Smith Thompson and published by Touchstone. This book was released on 1993-09 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic reinterpretation of a seminal event of the Cold War--based on documents recently made available at the National Security Archive. Thompson recreates the hysterical anti-communist atmosphere of the early 1960s, shedding light on one of the darkest moments in recent history. Photos.