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U.S. COVERT OPERATIONS AGAINST CUBA 1959-1965
DON BOHNING
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bohning, Don, 1933—
The Castro obsession : U.S. covert operations against Cuba, 1959-1965 / Don Bohning. — 1st ed. v. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: The beginnings—Evolution of a disaster—Fixing blame—Bobby takes charge—Mongoose—“Nutty schemes”—Mongoose redux—Perpetual intrigue—A new beginning—Accommodation or assassination—“Let Cubans be Cubans”—Fading fast—A last hurrah—LBJ cashes out.
ISBN 1-57488-675-4 (alk. paper)
1. United States—Foreign relations—Cuba. 2. Cuba—Foreign relations—United States. 3. Subversive activities—Cuba—History—20th century. 4. Espionage, American—Cuba—History—20th century. 5. United States—Foreign relations— 1953-1961. 6. United States—Foreign relations—1961-1963. 7. United States— Foreign relations—1963-1969. 8. Spies—United States—Interviews. 9. United States.
Central Intelligence Agency—Biography. 10. Exiles—United States—Interviews I. Title.
E183.8.C9B55 2005
327.1273 , 07291 '09046—dc22 2005001483
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