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

By:

Jones, Howard, 1940-

Contributor(s):

ebrary, Inc

Material type:

TextSeries: Pivotal moments in American historyPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: xvi, 237 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., mapsSubject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

DDC classification:

972.9106 22

LOC classification:

F1788 .J615 2008eb

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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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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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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