Vendetta! : Fidel Castro and the Kennedy brothers /
Fidel Castro and the Kennedy brothers
William B. Breuer.
- New York : John Wiley, c1997.
- x, 278 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-270) and index.
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.
It was the early 1960s. The Cold War was at its peak. The threat of nuclear war hung over the world. Communist Cuba lurked a mere 90 miles off the coast of Florida, and President John F. Kennedy and
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Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016 Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963 Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
Subversive activities--History--Cuba--20th century. Actividades subversivas --Historia --Cuba--Siglo XX
United States--Foreign relations--Cuba. Estados Unidos --Relaciones exteriores--Cuba Cuba--Relaciones exteriores--Estados Unidos Cuba--Foreign relations--United States. United States--Foreign relations--1961-1963.