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by Curtis Utz
No. 1 in the series The U.S. Navy in the Modern World
This monograph is a dramatic example of how the U.S. Navy's multipurpose ships and aircraft, flexible task organization, and great mobility enabled President Kennedy to protect national interests in one of the most serious confrontations of the Cold War.
The monograph consists of 48 pages and has been divided into 15 files to make them as small as possible for fast downloading. These 15 files are word searchable.
Cover (1.7 mb file, download as .pdf file)
Inside cover, title page to forward (1.2 mb file, download as .pdf file)
Introduction, U.S. - Soviet Conflict in the Cold War, page 1-4 (3.2 mb file, download as .pdf file)
Cuba and the United States, page 5-8 (3.8 mb file, download as .pdf file)
Rising Tensions in the Caribbean, page 9-12 (1.9 mb file, download as .pdf file)
U.S. Military Preparations, page 13-16 (3.5 mb file, download as .pdf)
Photo of Essex (CVS 9), page 17 (1.0 mb file, download as .pdf file)
The "Milk Run" U-2 Mission of 14 October, page 18-21 (3.8 mb file, download as .pdf)
U.S. Forces Converge as the Crisis Unfolds, page 22-24 (2.7 mb file, download as .pdf)
continues U.S. Forces Converge as the Crisis Unfolds, page 25-28 (4.8 mb file, download as .pdf file)
The Crisis Approaches a Climax, page 29-34 (3.3 mb file, download as .pdf file)
continues The Crisis Approaches a Climax, page 35-39 (4.0 mb file, download as .pdf file)
Enforcing the Settlement, page 40-43 (4.1 mb file, download as .pdf)
continues Enforcing the Settlement, page 44-46 (4.6 mb file, download as .pdf file)
Conclusion, Acknowledgements, and About the Author, page 47 to back cover (2.7 mb file, download as .pdf)