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_b.J615 2008
082 0 0 _a972.9106 JON
100 1 _aJones, Howard, 1940-
245 1 4 _aThe Bay of Pigs
_c/ Howard Jones
260 _aOxford ;
_aNew York
_b: Oxford University Press
_c, 2008.
300 _axvi, 237 p., [16] p. of plates
_b: ill., maps
_c; 24 cm.
440 0 _aPivotal moments in American history
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [215]-223) and index.
505 0 _aGenesis -- Trinidad -- Zapata -- Politics -- D-day -- Requiem -- Inquisition.
520 _aJones 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.
650 _aCounterrevolutionaries
_z-Cuba
_x-History
_y-20th century
651 _aCuba
_x-History
_y-Invasion, 1961
651 _aUnited States
_x-Foreign relations
_z-Cuba
651 _aCuba
_x-Foreign relations
_z-United States
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