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The Bay of Pigs / Howard Jones

By:

Jones, Howard, 1940-

Material type: Text

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

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

972.9106 JON

LOC classification:

F1788 .J615 2008

Contents:

Genesis -- Trinidad -- Zapata -- Politics -- D-day -- Requiem -- Inquisition.

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	972.9106 JON (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		003377

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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