The Bay of Pigs / Howard Jones
Material type: TextSeries: Pivotal moments in American historyPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , 2008.Description: xvi, 237 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780195173833
- 972.9106 JON
- F1788 .J615 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-223) and index.
Genesis -- Trinidad -- Zapata -- Politics -- D-day -- Requiem -- Inquisition.
Jones provides a concise, incisive, and dramatic account of President Eisenhower's disastrous attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. He deftly examines the train of missteps and self-deceptions that led to the invasion of U.S.-trained exiles at the Bay of Pigs.
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