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The brilliant disaster : JFK, Castro, and America's doomed invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs / Jim Rasenberger.

Author/creator Rasenberger, Jim
Format Book and Print
Edition1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Scribner, 2011.
Descriptionxviii, 460 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Portion of title JFK, Castro, and America's doomed invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs
Contents "The Bay of Pigs thing" -- "Balls were in the air" : Saturday April 15, 1961 -- Honeymoon: April 15-October 26, 1959 -- A program of covert action: November 3, 1959-January 19, 1961 -- Golden interlude: January 20-April 14, 1961 -- D-Day: April 15-April 19, 1961 -- Aftermath: April 20-December 31, 1962 -- "It could have been worse"
Abstract A recounting of the Bay of Pigs Crisis drawing upon the author's father's connection to the events as they played out.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 433-441) and index.
LCCN 2011004178
ISBN9781416596509 (hbk.)
ISBN141659650X (hbk.)
ISBN9781439100479 (ebk.)
ISBN1439100470 (ebk.)

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks F1788 .R275 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold