Description |
509 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [422]-493) and index. |
Contents |
I: Criminals, Cubans, Kennedys, and the CIA -- Organized crime in the 1950s -- Castro takes power -- The CIA enlists the mob -- The Kennedys take over -- Operation mongoose -- Crusaders and gangsters -- The mob enlists the CIA -- II: Lee Harvey Oswald -- A defector returns -- The big easy -- Oswald exposed -- The Odio incident -- Journey to Mexico -- III: Converging paths -- Making everyone unhappy about Cuba -- Turning up the heat -- Countdown to catastrophe -- Three days in November -- Keeping secrets. |
Subject |
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination.
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ISBN |
0674027663 (alk. paper) |
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9780674027664 (alk. paper) |
Standard No. |
NZ1 11464320 |
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NLGGC 31001218X |
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AU@ 000042808350 |
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