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Author Jones, Howard, 1940-

Title The Bay of Pigs / Howard Jones.

Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  972.9106 Jon    ---  Available
Description xvi, 237 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Series 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.
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.
ISBN 9780195173833
019517383X

 
    
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