This is a well-written account of 1961, which most must agree was a year that Kennedy had a rough time in. With the benefit of 20/20 hindsight the author indicates what he believes were errors Kennedy made, and even Kennedy's admirers, of which I confess I am one, must agree that history shows it...
An interesting book that illustrates how President Kennedy, after opening his administration with the Bay of Pigs disaster, grew as a leader after then failing to handle the Berlin crisis of 1961 in the best way. Kempe starts out slowly, building up to the first meeting of Kennedy and Khrushchev,...