Grenada: An Eyewitness Account of the U.S. Invasion and the Caribbean History That Provoked It [Hardcover]

Hugh O'Shaughnessy (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 261 pages
• Publisher: Dodd Mead; 1st edition (March 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0396085245
• ISBN-13: 978-0396085249
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,480,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > History > Americas > Caribbean & West Indies > Grenada

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4.0 out of 5 stars grenada an eyewitness account, July 1, 2010

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This review is from: Grenada: An Eyewitness Account of the U.S. Invasion and the Caribbean History That Provoked It (Hardcover)

for when it happened its good
but due to constraints and political cold war propaganda it should have revealed more by interviewing grenadians who were involved

5.0 out of 5 stars Inglorious Victory, February 13, 2009

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This review is from: Grenada: An Eyewitness Account of the U.S. Invasion and the Caribbean History That Provoked It (Hardcover)

Today we have our own messy conflicts and occupied territories to focus on, so it is not surprising perhaps that the U.S. invasion of Grenada is seldom mentioned now. In some ways, it is perhaps better so, as very little honour redounds to the credit of any of the three main participants: the United States, Cuba or the ruling faction in Grenada at the time.
Hugh O'Shaughnessy's book seems likely to remain the definitive account of the affair, since his eye-witness experience of events on the island is well supported by patient research of a wide range of sources, and very well written by an experienced and versatile journalist. Read the book: this shabby pocket tragedy had a number of lessons to teach, and by no means all appear to have been learned.