|axvi, 237 p., [16] p. of plates |bill., maps |c24 cm.
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|aPivotal moments in American history
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [215]-223) and index.
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|aJones 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.
In January 1959, as Fidel Castro entered Havana in triumph, Americans hailed the revolutionary as a hero. Then came Castro's increasingly anti-America...