Vendetta! : Fidel Castro and the Kennedy brothers
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Vendetta! : Fidel Castro and the Kennedy brothers
John Wiley, c1997
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Fidel Castro and the Kennedy brothers
大学図書館所蔵 全1件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-270) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
1960. As the Cold War reaches its height, so does postwar prosperity, and the American people celebrate their optimism by electing as president the young, charismatic John F. Kennedy. Just 90 miles from the United States, the Cuban people are celebrating the rise of Fidel Castro, their own young and charismatic populist leader who overthrew Batista's oppressive regime. Around the world, a rising tide of Communism is absorbing one country after another. President Kennedy, vowing to keep Communism out of the Western Hemisphere, knows he must confront Castro. It will mean not only testing his own resolve, but maintaining a precarious balancing act. Kennedy cannot allow the United States to be seen as weak, yet he cannot be too aggressive and risk nuclear annihilation. How then to weaken Castro's grip on Cuba--without forcing a showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union?With the aid of his attorney general, his younger brother Robert, the new president, in effect, declares a secret war against Fidel Castro, enlisting the CIA and Cuban refugees. During the next few years, the Kennedys and Castro engage in the most dangerous and covert duel of the Cold War, a fierce vendetta that will take the world to the brink of nuclear confrontation.Now, in this powerful, eye-opening new book, William B. Breuer reveals the startling truth behind the Cuban crisis of the early 1960s. From the Bay of Pigs to Guantanamo Bay and the October '62 missile crisis, Breuer exposes how John and Robert Kennedy worked together to expand the clandestine, sometimes illegal activities to eliminate Castro. Vendetta! is a riveting account of recent history, complete with spies, saboteurs, guerrillas, murder plots, and kidnappings, told in the hard-hitting, dramatic style that has won the author critical acclaim as a chronicler of military intrigue.Based on new firsthand interviews with many of the people who directed and participated in the Kennedys' secret war, Vendetta! includes candid recollections from a host of government officials who are talking about these events for the first time, among them, W. Raymond Wannall, former assistant director of the FBI, and Theodore Shackley, the CIA official who directed the covert actions from Miami. As this fascinating chapter of modern day intrigue unfolds, we are swept into the middle of the action, from tense conferences in the Oval Office to terrifying encounters at Guantanamo Bay, where American-backed forces stood outnumbered and surrounded by Cuban troops. Vendetta! is William B. Breuer at his very best--real-life espionage, political fact and folly, thrilling adventure, and intrigue.Critical Acclaim for William B. BreuerSHADOW WARRIORS""Absorbing . . . with colorful yarns . . . as suitable for serious students of history as for fans of cloak-and-dagger mayhem, military style."" --Publishers Weekly""An engrossing tale of unsung heroes and high-risk missions . . . penetrates the little-known espionage, propaganda, and guerrilla operations of the Korean War."" --Kirkus ReviewsFEUDING ALLIES""A valuable resource . . . highly recommended."" --Booklist
目次
Terrorist Plot: Blow Up New York. Machinations in Mexico. A Blueprint for Gaining the White House. A Hoax in the Mountains. Pulling Uncle Sam's Whiskers. "One Bad Apple for Another." "Two Hundred Thousand Yankee Gringos Will Die!" The U.S. Power Barons Disagree. A Safari to the United States. "The United States Should Go It Alone!" "Bobby's As Hard As Nails!" A Secret Scheme Is Born. Intrigue and Covert Actions. Exercises in "Health Alterations." Spooks and a "Tweeping" Plot. "Beardless, Ignorant Kids." An "Evil Nest of Yankee Spies." Showdown on Guantanamo Bay. "The President Said 'No Deal'" "A Catastrophe Is at Hand." The Search for a Scapegoat. An "Assistant President" Emerges. Eleanor Roosevelt: "A Silly Old Lady." Top Secret: Agents CG-5824S and NY-694S. The Dominican Republic Connection. A Green Light for Operation Mongoose. Tension Grips Washington. "Our Blood Ran Cold." "If We Want to Meet in Hell." Shake-up in the Secret War High Command. Shooting Up a Soviet Ship. "We Must Do Something About Castro." "The President's Been Shot!" A Naval Base Under Siege. "We Won't Git!" Recruits for the Guerrilla International. A Tragedy in Los Angeles. Epilogue. Notes and Sources. Index.
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