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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: 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: DDC classification:
  • 972.9106 22
LOC classification:
  • F1788 .J615 2008eb
Online resources:
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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