Cold fire Kennedy's northern front Boyko, John 1957- creator author. text bibliography History. onc 2016 monographic eng print 373 pages ; 24 cm "Acclaimed historian John Boyko shines new light on the Kennedy presidency and JFK's critical battles with America's trucelent northern neighbour."--Jacket. Character and principles: Kennedy, Pearson, and Diefenbaker -- The collision -- Ike, the chief, and the candidate -- Three hours in Washington -- February 20, 1961 -- The triumphant and terrible spring -- Three days in Ottawa -- May 16 to 18, 1961 -- Tripping into war -- Vienna and Berlin -- Overstepping bounds in the 1962 election -- Cuban missiles and Canadian cou d'état -- The deepening crisis -- Toppling a government -- The crossroads -- Pearson and Kennedy -- Myths, mourning, and the road taken. John Boyko. Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-342) and index. n-us--- n-cn--- Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 United States History 1961-1969 United States Politics and government 1961-1963 Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 United States Foreign relations Canada Canada Foreign relations United States Canada History 1945- Canada Politics and government 1945-1980 Diefenbaker, John G 1895-1979 Pearson, Lester B Diefenbaker, John G 1895-1979 Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald) 1917-1963 Pearson, Lester B Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) Diplomatic relations Politics and government Canada United States Since 1945 fast E841 .B69 2016 973.922 9780345808936 0345808932 9780345808950 0345808959 2015514671 DLC 160224 20160601100717.0 in00003760731 eng