{"product_id":"october-fury-by-peter-huchthausen","title":"OCTOBER FURY by Peter Huchthausen","description":"\u003cp\u003eOCTOBER FURY\u003cbr\u003eby Peter Huchthausen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780471415343\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium hardcover\u003cbr\u003ePublished: John Wiley 2002, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eMeasures: 160 w x 240 h x 25 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 281\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4\/2201\/0978\/K527\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eIt was the most spectacular display of brinkmanship in the Cold War era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In October 1962, President Kennedy risked inciting a nuclear war to prevent the Soviet Union from establishing missile bases in Cuba. The risk, however, was far greater than Kennedy realized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOctober Fury uncovers startling new information about the Cuban missile crisis and the potentially calamitous confrontation between U.S. Navy destroyers and Soviet submarines in the Atlantic. Peter Huchthausen, who served as a junior ensign aboard one of the destroyers, reveals that a single shot fired by any U.S. warship could have led to an immediate nuclear response from the Soviet submarines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images and maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eImmaculate with light wear on dust jacket, otherwise near new. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce locally\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on submarines\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450586743076,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/imagescomingsoon.jpg?v=1787169984","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/october-fury-by-peter-huchthausen","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}