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Autore |
Jones Howard <1940-> |
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Titolo |
The Bay of Pigs [[electronic resource] /] / Howard Jones |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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0-19-771679-2 |
0-19-974381-9 |
1-281-71808-4 |
9786611718084 |
0-19-972130-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Collana |
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Pivotal moments in American history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Counterrevolutionaries - Cuba - History - 20th century |
Cuba History Invasion, 1961 |
United States Foreign relations Cuba |
Cuba Foreign relations United States |
United States Foreign relations 1953-1961 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-223) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Genesis -- Trinidad -- Zapata -- Politics -- D-day -- Requiem -- Inquisition. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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