On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
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"On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
All labels observed (1)
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| On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis Context triple: [James G. Blight, notableWork, On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis]
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A.
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis is Robert F. Kennedy’s firsthand account of the tense 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, offering an inside view of the Kennedy administration’s decision-making during the nuclear crisis.
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B.
Six Crises
Six Crises is a political memoir by Richard Nixon in which he recounts and analyzes six major challenges from his early political career.
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C.
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
"The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War" is a historical nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that examines how the Dulles brothers shaped U.S. foreign policy and covert operations during the Cold War.
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D.
The Decision to Intervene
The Decision to Intervene is a historical study by George F. Kennan analyzing the United States’ involvement in the Russian Civil War and the broader context of early 20th-century foreign policy.
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E.
Into the Quagmire: Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War
"Into the Quagmire: Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War" is a historical study that analyzes how President Lyndon B. Johnson’s decisions and political context led to the deepening U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis Target entity description: "On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
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A.
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis is Robert F. Kennedy’s firsthand account of the tense 1962 standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, offering an inside view of the Kennedy administration’s decision-making during the nuclear crisis.
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B.
Six Crises
Six Crises is a political memoir by Richard Nixon in which he recounts and analyzes six major challenges from his early political career.
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C.
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
"The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War" is a historical nonfiction book by Stephen Kinzer that examines how the Dulles brothers shaped U.S. foreign policy and covert operations during the Cold War.
-
D.
The Decision to Intervene
The Decision to Intervene is a historical study by George F. Kennan analyzing the United States’ involvement in the Russian Civil War and the broader context of early 20th-century foreign policy.
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E.
Into the Quagmire: Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War
"Into the Quagmire: Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War" is a historical study that analyzes how President Lyndon B. Johnson’s decisions and political context led to the deepening U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ non-fiction work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
compare American and Soviet interpretations of the crisis
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provide a reassessment of the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| analyzes |
communication between Washington and Moscow
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superpower brinkmanship ⓘ |
| countryOfPerspective |
Soviet Union
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| focusesOnEvent |
Cuban Missile Crisis
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surface form:
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
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| genre |
history
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military history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians
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readers interested in Cold War history ⓘ students of international relations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War
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Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| perspective |
American perspective
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Soviet perspective ⓘ |
| reexamines |
crisis resolution between the United States and the Soviet Union
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decision-making during the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ origins of the Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| setInHistoricalContext |
Cuban Missile Crisis
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surface form:
Cold War nuclear standoff
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| topic |
U.S.–Soviet relations
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diplomacy ⓘ international security ⓘ nuclear crisis management ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| usesSourceType |
American participant testimony
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Soviet participant testimony ⓘ newly available evidence ⓘ |
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Subject: On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis Description of subject: "On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
Referenced by (1)
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James G. Blight
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notableWork
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On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
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