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Author

Jones, Howard, 1940-

Title The Bay of Pigs [electronic resource] / Howard Jones.

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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xvi, 237 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps.
Series	Pivotal moments in American history
	Pivotal moments in American history.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-223) and index.
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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Counterrevolutionaries -- Cuba -- History -- 20th century.
	Cuba -- History -- Invasion, 1961.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- Cuba.
	Cuba -- Foreign relations -- United States.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780195173833
	019517383X