Acknowledgments | p. 7 |
Foreword | p. 11 |
Author's Notes | p. 16 |
The Making of a Fighter Pilot | p. 23 |
"Eyes of the Fleet" | p. 33 |
The Military Build-up in Cuba - July to October 15, 1962 | p. 51 |
The Cuban Crisis Begins - October 16-22, 1962 | p. 63 |
Executing the Mission - October 23, 1962 | p. 87 |
Pentagon Briefing - October 23, 1962 | p. 107 |
The USAF Gets its Chance - October 24, 1962 | p. 115 |
Showdown at the United Nations - October 25, 1962 | p. 123 |
The Marines Join Blue Moon Missions - October 25, 1962 | p. 133 |
The Crisis Mounts - October 25-29, 1962 | p. 139 |
Unarmed, Unescorted, & Unafraid | p. 169 |
Night Photo Missions Over Gitmo - November 5, 1962 | p. 183 |
Verifying the Removal of Missiles - November 1962 | p. 189 |
Medals and Commendations | p. 203 |
Thirteen Days - the Movie | p. 213 |
"Hooligans in the Sky" | p. 221 |
Endnotes | p. 244 |
Appendices | |
Scale drawings of the RF-8A | p. 258 |
Map: The Nuclear Umbrella Facing President Kennedy | p. 260 |
Map: Cuba, October 1962 | p. 261 |
Map: The Cuban Military Build-Up | p. 262 |
Address by President John F. Kennedy, October 22, 1962 | p. 263 |
President Kennedy's Remarks in Key West upon Presenting Unit Citations at the Boca Chica Naval Air Station on November 26, 1962 | p. 270 |
VFP-62 Recipients of the Navy Unit Commendation | p. 272 |
Index | p. 281 |
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