Numerous Cardinal libraries in western NC are temporarily closed due to impacts of Hurricane Helene. This may cause delays in the fulfillment of hold requests. Please contact your local library or county/municipal officials for more info on closures in your area.
Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog


The Bay of Pigs Cover Image Book

The Bay of Pigs / Howard Jones.

Jones, Howard, 1940- (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780195173833
  • ISBN: 019517383X
  • Physical Description: xvi, 237 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-223) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Genesis -- Trinidad -- Zapata -- Politics -- D-day -- Requiem -- Inquisition.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: 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.

Search for related items by series

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date