William J Medland Needless Or Necessary
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William J Medland, Needless or Necessary
This source was published in 1988 and is a historian’s view and analysis of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. Medland’s investigation of the crisis is designed to “present a synthesis of the participants and a synthesis of the counterviews of some scholars.” The book is valuable as it provides not only a scholarly perspective on the aforementioned issue but also the views of the people directly involved. Thereby allowing the reader to view personal first-hand accounts of the crisis, so as to better understand the logic, reasoning and view the thinking of the figures involved. Medland uses information from a variety of different sources to draw his conclusions. Another advantage of this source
William J Medland, Needless or Necessary
This source was published in 1988 and is a historian’s view and analysis of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. Medland’s investigation of the crisis is designed to “present a synthesis of the participants and a synthesis of the counterviews of some scholars.” The book is valuable as it provides not only a scholarly perspective on the aforementioned issue but also the views of the people directly involved. Thereby allowing the reader to view personal first-hand accounts of the crisis, so as to better understand the logic, reasoning and view the thinking of the figures involved. Medland uses information from a variety of different sources to draw his conclusions. Another advantage of this source