Politics of Illusion: The Bay of Pigs Invasion Reexamined (Studies in Cuban History)

by James G. Blight (Editor), Peter Kornbluh (Editor)

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Using a combination of the documentary record, specialists' theories, and the oral recollections of key players in the Bay of Pigs invasion from the Kennedy administration, the CIA, the anti-Castro brigades, and Moscow, the authors argue that the theories of betrayal as to who "lost" Cuba were based on various mistaken beliefs held by all of the members of the anti-Castro coalition. They argue that these illusions were based on a "John Wayne" foreign policy that is still evident today in such legislation as the Helms-Burton act. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lynne Rienner Pub (October 1, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1555877834
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1555877835
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.58 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches

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Melanie Hope

Great book with insightful new information!

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2007

This book was a great and informative book about the Bay of Pigs invasion. One point that I thought was especially interesting was in the different people who helped make this book possible. At a conference held in 1996 where panelists discuss the Bay of Pigs invasion, men from the US, Cuba, and even the Soviet Union are there to give their sides of the story. It truly does reexamine the Bay of Pigs and brings new information to the table of what exactly happened at the Bay of Pigs in the failed attempt to overthrow Castro.

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