The brilliant disaster : JFK, Castro, and America's doomed invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs / Jim Rasenberger
2011, First Edition. New York : Scribner. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 460 pages; Summary; A recounting of the Bay of Pigs Crisis drawing upon the author's father's connection to the events as they played out. 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". Subjects; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. Castro, Fidel, 1926-. Cuba--History--Invasion, 1961. United States--Foreign relations--Cuba. Cuba--Foreign relations--United States. United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961. Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-441) and index. Item #226378
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