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Author:   Håkan Karlsson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) ,  Tomás Diez Acosta (Instituto de Historia de Cuba, Cuba)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367754730

ISBN 10:   0367754738
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   11 May 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART I The Context 1 1 From Saigon to Havana 3 PART II The Nixon Administration’s Policy toward Cuba 35 2 “A Very, Very Cautious Probe Only” 39 3 CIA’s Covert Operations and the Use of Cuban Exiles 44 4 The Anti-Cuban Policy of the U.S. 53 5 Debate in the U.S. National Security Council 71 PART III The CIA and the Secret Economic War against Cuba, and a New “Missile Crisis” (1969–1970) 79 6 The Cuban Exiles in the CIA Plans 80 7 The “Crisis” of the Soviet Nuclear Submarines 98 PART IV Other Secret Actions toward Cuba 115 8 Psychological Warfare: Radio Broadcasts 118 9 Pirate Warfare: Harassment of Fishermen 123 10 Biological Warfare: The African Swine Fever 133 PART V The Decline of the Counterrevolutionary Groups 145 11 The Failure of the Torriente Plan 146 12 The Crisis of the “Mother Ships” 154 13 Assassination Plots toward Fidel Castro 174 PART VI The U.S.–Cuba Agreement on the Hijacking of Aircrafts, Sea Vessels and Other Offenses 181 14 Air and Sea Hijackings: A Double-Edged Sword for the U.S. 183 15 The Failed Negotiations between Cuba and the U.S. 199 16 The Agreement of 1973 211 PART VII The Debacle of a President 221 17 Debates in the Congress (1973–1974) 225 18 Continued Terrorism 236 19 Watergate: Nixon’s Fall and the Cuban Connection 245

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Håkan Karlsson (born 1962) is Full Professor of archeology at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He has worked with archeological, anthropological and historical investigations approaching different aspects of Cuban cultural heritage for more than 15 years. Tomás Diez Acosta (born 1946) obtained licentiate in political science and doctor of philosophy in history from the University of Havana, Havana, Cuba. He is Professor and researcher at the Instituto de Historia de Cuba, and he has published over 20 books about the relations between Cuba and the U.S.

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