{"product_id":"2940016687018","title":"The Cuban Missile Crisis: A History Just For Kids!","description":"In this book, we will be talking about one of those occasions: the Cuban Missile Crisis. Have you ever heard of the Cuban Missile Crisis or what happened during it? As we saw earlier, the key to being a good chess player is to try and understand what the other player is thinking and what they want. The same is true of being a good president or military leader. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a very serious moment during the Cold War when many people thought that a nuclear war was about to begin, which would have meant the deaths of millions of people. How was such a complete disaster avoided during the Cuban Missile Crisis? The Secretary of Defense of the United States at the time, Robert McNamara, later said during an interview:  “In the Cuban Missile Crisis, at the end, I think we did put ourselves in the skin of the Soviets.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFind out about this exciting and complex period of time in this kid's book.","brand":"BookCaps Study Guides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146634739952,"sku":"2940016687018","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016687018","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}