Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth Audiobook

" I'm disappointed with this book. The editing was horrible - "the senator from Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona"... factually wrong at parts concerning the personal life of JFK.. John Kennedy Jr. was NEVER called John-John... The author had, from my perspective, a lack of respect that both Khrushchev and Kennedy deserve regarding their political power and the decisions they made. Honestly, I'd like to see the author do a better job at running a super power. Condescending throughout the whole book... AND his opinion was peppered throughout!!! Did the author miss the memo that non-fiction is supposed to be opinion free. The person reading their work is obviously smart enough to come up with their own conclusions. Shame on this author.... "

" If you were only a child in 1961, but remember being asked by your teacher at school to see how fast you could run home from the school as I was, this book will fill in all the events (in an almost daily recap) that made that year such a dangerous one in world events. Also helped me understand the brashness of Kruschev, the immaturity of Kennedy, the big egos of both and what that would mean for an unstable and dangerous year in history. How could the eyes of our leaders be so dimmed as to not see what was coming? An excellent read. "

" Fantastic. John Kennedy put to the 2 year test by the Soviets. Berlin and Cuba. "

" A missed opportunity on many levels. The Berlin wall and all of the events that surround its creation are fascinating, but, strangely, not particularly momentus. The Vienna summit is an event and the wall going up is another explosive moment, but the rest is diplomacy and Kempe is not well enough equipped to give that much dramatic shape or momentum. Kempe's attempt to weave in the personal stories of German citizens whose lives were affected by the Wall is admirable, but it's done in a somewhat haphazard and peripheral way -- the human element is not compellingly intergarted into the story. Kempe's relentless Kennedy-bashing is tiresome, too, and ends up coming off as a personal/ideological grudge that, ultimately, made me distrust the general tenor of the book. Some interesting information, and the section dealing with the actual construction of the wall is fascinating, but ultimately a story that will hopefully be better told by someone else. "

" What a readable history of the relationship between Kennedy and Khruschev and how the Cold War might have been averted. "

" Very good revisionist history. Targets Kennedy as responsible for Soviet actions in Berlin. Makes a strong case and is an interesting and informative read. "

" Extraordinarily in-depth look at a crucial time in Berlin's (and modern Europe's) history, but a compelling read all the same "

" Did not realize how ineffective JFK was during the Berlin crisis. "

" Just started this, but am finding it a fascinating story of a time, place and characters with echoes and parallels in the here and now... "

" A fascinating, detailed account of the heightening of the Cold War. If you are into this time in history, then I recommend the book highly. Great detail, thorough research. "

" A very readable enlightening account of diplomatic manoeuvres during a crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear catastrophe and defined international relations for decades afterwards. "

" This was a book that I actually found difficult to put down and stop reading. Overall it was excellent! "

" UNIQUE Insight! Look for big revelations in small details!!! "

" Excellent and epic. "

" Kempe takes a very tense historical time and makes it into a readable novel. "

" I have this on my NOOK and the enhancements are fascinating. "

" The best Fred has ever written! "