20th Century Leaders: Kennedy

President Kennedy's resolve, expressed in his inaugural address, was to be severely tested in the course of his short time in office. The foreign affairs crises of his presidency, in Korea, Cuba, Berlin and Vietnam, had to be handled amidst the constant tensions of the Cold War.

At home, his ambitions to deliver major social reforms, particularly in the struggle for black civil rights, suffered frequent setbacks and ultimately would be realised only after his death.

This book gives a fascinating account of Kennedy's life, ending in his world-shocking assassination in 1963.

The '20th Century Leaders' series profiles the extraordinary personalities behind the key events of the last century. Flamboyant, powerful and ruthless, these are the people whose words and actions dominated the world's stage. Fascinating quotations and archive photographs bring their personalities to life, while authoritative texts analyse their place in history.