Fires of October: The Cuban Missile Crisis and World War III, by Blaine L. Pardoe

Fires of October: The Cuban Missile Crisis and World War III, by Blaine L. Pardoe

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The Fires of October is the military history of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Specifically, it covers the conflict that did not happen - the invasion of Cuba and other planned military actions where the world came perilously close to a nuclear Armageddon. Using recently declassified materials for the first time, the invasion of Cuba is laid out complete with all of the pitfalls and misinterpretations of intelligence at the time. The US expected heavy casualties in the largest amphibious operation since the Korean Inchon landings. Moreover, the invasion was based on old intelligence, dated maps and willful misconceptions about the size, strength and composition of the Soviet forces on the island. Who would have won? How would the invasion have likely played out? For the first time ever, these topics will be presented in a compelling and engaging format.

Fires of October: The Cuban Missile Crisis and World War III, by Blaine L. Pardoe

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200830 in Books
• Published on: 2015-03-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.40" h x 1.10" w x 6.10" l, 1.25 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Fires of October: The Cuban Missile Crisis and World War III, by Blaine L. Pardoe

About the Author Blaine Pardoe is the author of 10 novels with Penguin as well as paranormal, non-fiction military, true-crime and business-management books. His media resume includes interviews with Bill O'Reilly, The New York Times and radio shows all over Michigan and the country. The Michigan Historical Society gave Blaine the State History Award in 2011. David B. Schock runs Delayed Justice, a website dedicated to solving cold cases. Schock is a former associate professor at Hope College in Holland, MI. There he worked with students in documentary and other media classes where they discovered that telling a story can lead to powerful results.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A critical look at America preparing for war and almost stumbling into nuclear conflict By Joe S. Epley “Fires of October” is a critical and detailed analysis of the military aspects of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962. By outlining the strength of Soviet tactical and strategic nuclear weapons in Cuba, and the use of these weapons delegated to commanders in the field, It describes how close we came to a nuclear conflict.While the diplomatic maneuvering was going on between Washington and Moscow over removal of long range strategic missiles, author Blaine Pardoe takes the reader through the evolution of rapidly turning contingency plans into operational plans for the bombing and invasion of Cuba by U.S. forces. He uses many charts, maps and photographs to illustrate detailed capabilities and organizations of weapons, troops, aircraft, targets and other resources available to the Americans, Soviets and Cubans.“Fires of October” also shows flaws in the American intelligence capabilities of that era, i.e reconnaissance aircraft limited to daytime runs and the Soviet combat forces on the island estimated at half of their actual 40,000-man strength. This would have, the author asserts, created serious problems for the paratroops and marines during their assault on the island. Pardoe provides a thoughtful analysis of how the American invasion would have been countered by crack Russian troops and seasoned Cuban fighters., He also said the planners had flawed assumptions that the Cuban populace would rise up in rebellion against Castro The constant changing of the invasion plans created confusion among U.S. military commanders in all branches. For example, the Strategic Air Command and Tactical Air Command took over all the military airfields in Florida, but no provisions were made for those fields to handle the air transports needed for two airborne divisions. Other conflicts developed between various U.S.Army commands as areas of responsibility became blurred.The most chilling revelations of “Fires of October” were the numbers of tactical and strategic nuclear weapons scattered about Cuba. Tactical commanders could easily, the author theorized, have used a small nuclear missile to seriously cripple the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay. Soviet doctrine was for commanders to prevent their nuclear weapons to fall into the hands of an enemy.This well documented history explores scenarios that if war broke out in Cuba, what might happen if the Soviets try to force the allies out of Berlin or even launch a preemptive all-out nuclear strike on the U.S. With six divisions tied up in a war in Cuba, the U.S. would not have the resources to reinforce American defenses in Europe.“Fires of October” and its thorough analysis of the logistical and operational headaches created in a rapidly developed invasion plan is a fascinating study of the early 1960s capabilities of the U.S. military..But it can also be easily understood by a lay reader.I recommend it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Excellent study of American contingency plans for the invasion of Cuba in 1962 By Koba This book examines American contingency plans for the invasion of Cuba in 1962 that were developed before the Cuban missile crisis. To my knowledge, no other book is devoted exclusively to these plans, although Norman Polmar's Defcon-2 and Anatoly Gribkov and William Smith's Operation Anadyr discuss them at a lesser level of detail. Fires of October is therefore a unique and welcome addition to the literature on the Cuban crisis of late 1962.Pardoe begins with a discussion of American contingency planning from 1959 to 1961. He then describes the Soviet "defensive" arms shipments to Cuba in 1960-61, the Cuban army, navy, and air force, and the Soviet buildup in Cuba in 1962. The discussion of Cuban and Soviet forces relies primarily on Gribkov and Smith's book, which is now 20 years old, rather than any new archival sources. The only quibble I have with these chapters is that he considers the Soviet arms shipments to Cuba a "response" to the Bay of Pigs. In fact, these shipments began long *before* the Bay of Pigs, and thus could not be a response to this event.The author gives a short chapter on the terrain, vegetation, and climate of Cuba. He then proceeds to the development of the missile crisis in the summer of 1962. He shows that American military planning against Cuba was well advanced by October of 1962, for the obvious reason that the massive Soviet buildup in August and September had set off alarm bells in the Pentagon.The next portion of the book is the examination of the American invasion plans. Pardoe shows where the US units would have landed. The 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and 1st Infantry Division would have conducted the initial assault along with the 2nd Marine Division, with the 2nd Infantry Division and 1st Armored Division as reinforcements. He describes the plan to isolate Havana and capture ports for follow-up echelons to use. This would have been by far the largest airborne and amphibious assault since World War II.The author examines the chain of command and the challenges involved in mobilizing large ground and tactical air forces secretly and quickly. He may overstate the difficulties somewhat -- after all, the US enjoyed "home field advantage" in this crisis and employed the highly developed transportation and base infrastructure within the continental US itself. A lot of organizational and logistical SNAFUs would have been sorted out in the event of actual combat.The most interesting chapter is the author's evaluation of how well the invasion would have fared, based on the invasion plans and ex post facto knowledge of Soviet and Cuban deployments. The US had the great advantage of overwhelming air and naval superiority, but the author considers that American airborne and Marine forces would have faced heavy going against the Soviet mechanized forces of which US intelligence was unaware. Much would depend on how fiercely the Cubans fought. The author considers that there was a real prospect of protracted guerrilla war even after the US crushed all conventional resistance.A final chapter assesses the possible results of escalation to nuclear conflict. The author correctly observes that the effects of an American nuclear strike on the USSR would have been devastating. Pardoe does, in my opinion, exaggerate the effects of a Soviet nuclear attack on the USA in 1962. He bases his assessment on a Defense Department analysis from early 1962, and the assumptions behind this analysis are not completely clear. The analysis appears to assume a "worst case" Soviet strike that catches the US by surprise, which would not have been the case in October 1962.There are a few other technical nits here and there, but nothing that seriously detracts from the author's major arguments. The book is easy to read and well supplied with supporting maps. Anyone interested in the Cuban missile crisis, Cold War history, or the history of the Kennedy presidency should read this book.

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Book with Details of Forces not Found Elsewhere! By Skip Gibson Very Good book showing the U.S. Forces which would have been involved if we did decide to invade Cuba and Bomb the Missiles. Things may not have turned out as well as we'd have expected. Compares this to future War fought in Vietnam.

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