The Bay of Pigs |
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| Author:
| Jones, Howard |
| Series title: | Pivotal Moments in American History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-517383-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $80.00 |
Book Description:
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A masterful account of one of the most disastrous missteps in American foreign policy, The Bay of Pigs gives the engrossing story of the US-backed invasion of Cuba in April of 1961 by 1400 exiled Cubans. Designed to overthrow the communist regime of Fidel Castro, the invasion--now known simply as the Bay of Pigs--was a complete failure that had far-reaching implications in shaping John F. Kennedy's Cold War attitudes and presidential agenda.
A masterful account of one of the most disastrous missteps in American foreign policy, The Bay of Pigs gives the engrossing story of the US-backed invasion of Cuba in April of 1961 by 1400 exiled Cubans. Designed to overthrow the communist regime of Fidel Castro, the invasion--now known simply as the Bay of Pigs--was a complete failure that had far-reaching implications in shaping John F. Kennedy's Cold War attitudes and presidential agenda.