The Kennedys and Cuba: The Declassified Documentary History

by Mark J. White

Book Overview

The abortive U.S. invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in 1961 and the Cuban missile crisis the following year were two of the most important moments in American foreign policy in the twentieth century. They were also early hallmarks of the presidency of John F. Kennedy in which his brother Robert played key roles. The involvement of the Kennedys with Fidel Castro's Cuba began in JFK's earliest days in the White House and extended until well after...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566634024
• ISBN13: 9781566634021
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.9"