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          List of Illustrations                                   ix
          Foreword, by Paul H. Nitze                              xi
          Preface, 1996: Why Now?                               xiii
          Preface, 1 966: The Threads of the Story                xv
          
          
          
          1  Prelude to Crisis: Confrontation in Vienna            1
          2  The Wall: Was It a Surprise?                         13
          3  Conflicting Approaches: Kennedy versus Clay          29
          4  Access to Berlin: The Air Corridor Incidents         43
          5  The Berlin-Cuba Crisis: How Close to the Brink?      55
          6  Access to Berlin: The Convoy Incidents               73
          7  The Denouement: Khrushchev's Phantom Treaty          91
          8  Conclusions: What Was It All About?                  99
          
          
          
          Afterword: A 1996 Perspective                          105
          
                    
