An Index of Documents Relating to the Cuban Missil
List of links to documents on Cuba, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Cuban History: Missile Crisis
Timeline and commentary on the missile crisis, from a Marxist perspective.
Cuban Missile Crisis--Military Operations
An overview, plus links, of the military operations aspects of the crisis.
Fourteen Days in October
This Thinkquest site (geared to high school students) gives an overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis and includes documents, images, history, and analysis.
Intelligence Imagery and the Cuban Missiles Crisis
Illustrated site from the Federation of American Scientists which focuses on the role of overhead photography in identifying the missile sites in Cuba. Site also includes edited CIA documents and links to other sites.
Khrushchev and Kennedy Letters
Copies and translation of letters exchanged between Premier Khrushchev and President Kennedy during the crisis.
Learning from the Missile Crisis
Max Frankel, a reporter for the New York Times in 1963, gives a brisk tour of the crisis.
Moscow's Betrayal of the Cuban Revolution
US socialist analysis of Kennedy-Khrushchev agreement's detrimental effect on world workers' movements.
NSA and the Cuban Missile Crisis--Document archive
Archive of National Security Agency documents during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
NSA and the Cuban Missile Crisis--Overview
Brief official overview of the role of the National Security Agency in the crisis.
Reconnaissance and the Cuban Missile Crisis
US Air Force Museum discusses the use of U-2 and RF-101 reconaissance aircraft during the missile crisis. Includes information on the camera systems.
Sergei Khrushchev Outlines Missile Crisis
News account of comments on the crisis by Sergei Khrushchev, the son of Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Premier in 1962 and a chief architect of the plan to place missiles in Cuba.
Soviet Deception in the Cuban Missile Crisis
US CIA analysis of denial and deception efforts, beginning in the spring of 1962.
State Department Documents: Cuban Missile Crisis a
US Department of State documents on the Cuban Missile Crisis and after.
The Avalon Project at Yale Law School: 1961-1963
Extensive collection of U.S. government documents from the missile crisis period. Plus list of key players, glossary of abbreviations, and sources.
The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
A virtual exhibit from Le Mémorial de Caen--a peace museum in France--on the crisis. Includes timeline, text, photos, and a newspaper archive. Site is available in English, Spanish, and French.
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: The 40th Anniversa
Comprehensive account of the events from the US National Security Archive. Includes declassified documents, audio files, photographs, and commentary.
The World On the Brink: John F. Kennedy and the Cu
Site for the 40th anniversary exhibit at the John F. Kennedy Library has a chronology and extensive links to documents and audio files.
UN Cuban Missile Crisis Debate
Transcript of the famous debate between U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson and Soviet representative Valerian A. Zorin in the U.N. Security Council.
US Naval Historical Center Frequently Asked Questi
Extracts from Naval Secretary's reports, participating ships and units, operational overview, and bibliography.
White House Audio Tapes, October 18-29, 1962
RealAudio files of recordings made in Kennedy's Oval Office during the crisis. The site includes extensive notes on each recording.