A New York Times Bestselling Author
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy inherited an ill-conceived, poorly executed invasion of Cuba that failed miserably and set in motion the events that put the U.S. and the Soviet Union on a collision course that nearly started a war that would have enveloped much of the world. Extensively researched and vividly imagined, The Shadow of War brings to life the many threads that led to the building crisis between the Soviet Union and the United States in 1962. Told from a multitude of perspectives and voices, Shaara brings to life all the action and actors, famous and little known, that embodied the Cuban Missile Crisis.