The brilliant disaster : JFK, Castro, and America's doomed invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs / Jim Rasenberger.
A recounting of the Bay of Pigs Crisis drawing upon the author's father's connection to the events as they played out.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781416596509
- ISBN: 141659650X
- Physical Description: xviii, 460 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Scribner edition
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2011.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-441) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- "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".
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016.
Cuba > History > Invasion, 1961.
United States > Foreign relations > Cuba.
Cuba > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1953-1961.
Cuba > History > 1961, Invasion.
United States > Foreign relations.
Cuba > Foreign relations.
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | 972.91 RAS (Text) | 37810434972047 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
