Kyle Harrison
to-read
One Minute to Midnight
One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
- Author
- Michael Dobbs
- Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 464
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: The Cuban missile crisis reconstructed hour by hour, with the near-accidents that neither leader knew about at the time.
Where I saw it: A reply to @typesfast’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/typesfast/status/1930617097068912787
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- History