INTERVIEW: Cuban Missile Crisis, CIA, JFK - Behind the Scenes with Jeff Shaara

Hey guys, welcome back to the Why Wars Happened History Podcast, where you learn about the causes of wars and things like, why did it happen? Was it inevitable? Who was involved?

Sometimes I go back hundreds of years just so we can understand what happened in our narrative episodes covering the long course of a war and the background of the war. And if you want to talk more about war, we also have authors, historians, war generals, royalty, actors, filmmakers, a whole bunch of people come on as guests and we talk about everything about before, during, and after war. So let's go!

The Why Wars Happened History Podcast covers The American Revolution, World War I, World War II, Medieval Wars in England, The Habsburg Empire, The War in Iraq, Scottish wars, The War of the Roses, The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Cold War, The Thirty Years War, The Hundred Years War, The American Civil War, and many others.

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Cuban Missile Crisis, CIA, JFK - Behind the Scenes with Jeff Shaara

In this episode of Why Wars Happened, we dive into the Cuban Missile Crisis with bestselling author Jeff Shaara. His novel The Shadow of War brings the high-stakes drama of JFK, Khrushchev, and nuclear brinkmanship to life. We break down the Bay of Pigs, Cold War tensions, and the secret deals that shaped history. Plus, Shaara teases his upcoming book on Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd.🎙️ Listen now!

00:00 Introduction to the Why Wars Happened History Podcast

00:46 Interview with Jeff Shera: Author of The Shadow of War

03:32 The Bay of Pigs Invasion: A Prelude to the Cuban Missile Crisis

06:55 The Cuban Missile Crisis: Tensions and Strategies

09:06 The Cold War Context: Missiles and Public Perception

12:33 Comparing Leadership: Eisenhower vs. Kennedy

15:15 Soviet Union Dynamics: Post-Stalin Era

17:43 The Winnable War: A Chilling Perspective

18:08 Khrushchev's Balancing Act

19:02 The Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis

20:25 Operation Mongoose: The CIA's Bizarre Plots

22:49 Berlin's Role in the Cold War

28:38 The Secret Treaty and Its Implications

30:01 Upcoming Projects and Final Thoughts

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