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The story of how a criminal Shangri-La almost happened
In 1981, a small but heavily armed force of misfits from the United States and Canada set off on an unlikely mission: to invade the impoverished Caribbean island of Dominica, overthrow its government in a coup d'etat, and install a new bought-off prime minister. For two years, the gangleaders recruited manpower, wooed investors, forged links with the mob, stockpiled weapons, and planned their assault. They called it Operation Red Dog. They were going to make millions. All that stood in their way were two federal agents from Louisiana on the biggest case of their lives. Bayou of Pigs tells a remarkable story of foreign military intervention, revolutionary politics, greed, treachery, stupidity, deceit, and one of the most outlandish crimes ever attempted: the theft of a nation.
Stewart Bell (Toronto, ON) is the author of Cold Terror (978-0-470-84056-6).

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. .an engaging and incredible account...extensively researched and well-written. ( Washington Times , October 5, 2008)

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Stewart Bell is an award-winning journalist and the author of two critically acclaimed books, the national bestseller Cold Terror and The Martyr's Oath. He was awarded the Amnesty International prize for Guerilla Girls, his magazine article about child soldiers in West Africa. His magazine article about an Algerian terrorist, The Terrorist Next Door, was made into a television movie.

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