Author: RASENBERGER, JIM
Title: The brilliant disaster : JFK, Castro, and America's doomed invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs / Jim Rasenberger
Description: New York : Scribner 2011. First Edition. 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.Weight in Kg appr.:

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