On May 30, 1961, a hail of bullets ended the life of Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, known to his countrymen as ""The Goat"" for his many revolting excesses, after thirty-one years of brutal rule over the Dominican Republic. This book is a riveting, minute-by-minute account of the plot to kill Trujillo, who was then the Western Hemisphere's most ruthless dictator, and the ferocious wave of revenge that ensued before his regime collapsed. The book also reveals the vacillating role of the United States - and the CIA - in first propping up the dictator, and then supplying weapons to slay him.
Format: Paperback / softbackCONTRIBUTORS: Bernard DiederichEAN: 9781558762060COUNTRY: United StatesPAGES: WEIGHT: 410 gHEIGHT: 0 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Markus Wiener Publishing IncDATE PUBLISHED: 2017-09-19CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / GeneralWIDTH: 0 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Terrorism, armed struggle, History and Archaeology, History of the Americas
Superb... A painstaking documentary thriller. - New Society
Bernard Diederich knew most of those involved in the plot, and painstakingly recreates the events in a gripping book that reads like a novel, which also offers essential insights into the history of a troubled Caribbean nation.
On May 30, 1961, a hail of bullets ended the life of Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, known to his countrymen as ""The Goat"" for his many revolting excesses, after thirty-one years of brutal rule over the Dominican Republic. This book is a riveting, minute-by-minute account of the plot to kill Trujillo, who was then the Western Hemisphere's most ruthless dictator, and the ferocious wave of revenge that ensued before his regime collapsed. The book also reveals the vacillating role of the United States - and the CIA - in first propping up the dictator, and then supplying weapons to slay him.
Format: Paperback / softbackCONTRIBUTORS: Bernard DiederichEAN: 9781558762060COUNTRY: United StatesPAGES: WEIGHT: 410 gHEIGHT: 0 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Markus Wiener Publishing IncDATE PUBLISHED: 2017-09-19CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / GeneralWIDTH: 0 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Terrorism, armed struggle, History and Archaeology, History of the Americas
Bernard Diederich knew most of those involved in the plot, and painstakingly recreates the events in a gripping book that reads like a novel, which also offers essential insights into the history of a troubled Caribbean nation.
This book has given me a new insight into the “murky” world of the stock exchange, and a renewed respect for the traders who navigate this challenging environment on a daily basis.
