George V. Higgins. First edition (stated). Dust Jacket: Very Good. An unclipped jacket designed by the great Lawrence Ratzkin. Hardcover: Very Good+ NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Black cloth with authors initials on cover and gold lettering on spine. No writing or markings in the book, 225 pp.
Kennedy for the Defense is the story of JFK's defense of the US Navy's attempt to seize control of the Cuban missile crisis. The book provides a unique perspective on the events leading up to the crisis and the president's brave decision to stand up to the Soviet Union.
This was the authors 9th novel, with his first, The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1972) having huge success as a first book.
