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9781403966032
A sexy, shoot-em-up telling of the CIA and FBI's attempts to take control of Castro's Cuba before and during the Kennedy administration. Pavia's colorful account reveals corruption and high-stakes mismanagement on the part of U.S. intelligence and high-level officials. The story features a bold cast of characters--casino owners, American expats such as actor Errol Flynn and mob boss Santos Trafficante, a covert band of ex-cons dubbed the "Donut Army" commissioned to invade Cuba, and countless American agents whose job it was to keep a lid on the tinderbox of Castro's Cuba and Cuban Miami. The book is based on extensive interviews with retired members of the squad who lived and breathed "The Cuba Project."Pavia, Peter is the author of 'Cuba Project Castro, Kennedy, Dirty Business, Double Dealing, and The FBI's Tamale Squad', published 2006 under ISBN 9781403966032 and ISBN 1403966036.
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