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Praise for Serhii Plokhy's Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis

"Superb...engrossing and terrifying, and surely one of the most important books ever written about the Cuban Missile Crisis and 20th century international relations."
-- James Rosen, Wall Street Journal

"The story is extraordinary, and Plokhy is an accomplished narrator...This account is probably as authoritative a version of the Soviet side as we are likely to get."
-- Max Hastings, Sunday Times (UK)

"[Plokhy] provides fresh and horrifying new details...Finishing this sobering account, I could not help but think of the dangers that exist today from nuclear standoffs involving Pakistan, India, China, North Korea, and the United States."
-- Max Boot, Washington Post

"Magisterial...The perspective Plokhy provides exposes the perverse incentives that fueled dangerous nuclear power plays during the Cold War and, he suggests, beyond."
-- Andre Pagliarini, New Republic

"The definitive history...With his masterly book, Mr. Plokhy has sounded a warning bell."
-- Economist