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For God and the CIA : Cuban exile forces in the Congo and beyond c.1961-1967 / Stephen Rookes.

Van Pelt Library DT658.22 .R66 2020
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rookes, Stephen, author.
Series:
Africa@War ; 52.
Africa@war series ; 52
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Military participation--Cuban.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
United States.
History, Military.
History.
Democratic Republic of the Congo--History--Civil War, 1960-1965--Participation, Cuban.
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo--History, Military--20th century.
Congo (Democratic Republic).
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
80 pages, viii unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white and colour), maps (black and white and colour) ; 30 cm.
Place of Publication:
Warwick : Helion & Company Limited, [2020]
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. The Development of the United States Covert War Apparatus
2. How to Overthrow a Foreign Leader: Guatemala, 1954
3. From Guatemala to Cuba, 1961
4. From the Caribbean to the Congo
5. The Tools of Counterinsurgency
6. Cubans versus Cubans in the Congo
7. Mobutu, the Mercenary Revolt and the Makasi
Appendices
I. Pilot Instructions for Makasi pilots serving in the Congo in the mid-1960s
II. Extracts from Antonio Soto Vazquez's Contract with Caribbean Marine Aero Corporation (Caramar), in 1963
III. Cuban Exiles who served in the Congo (Pilots, technicians, administration).
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
1913336247
9781913336240
OCLC:
1142307763
Publisher Number:
99988069930

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