Provides an account of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, a Cold War event in which the world was brought to the brink of nuclear war,and discusses some of the people who worked to find a peaceful resolution to the situation.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis? -- From Revolution to Totalitarianism -- The Cold War -- Castro and the Cuban Revolution -- JFK and the election of 1960 -- Disaster at the Bay of Pigs -- Sparring in Vienna and Berlin -- Arming Cuba -- Ex-Comm -- Invasion vs. blockade -- Going public -- Diplomacy -- Eyeball to eyeball -- The Jupiters -- A possible solution -- New tensions -- The secret missile swap -- The danger of doomsday -- Changing historical views -- Relations afterward.