| Introduction: "The Bay of Pigs Thing" |
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| Prologue: "Balls Were in the Air" Saturday, April 15, 1961 |
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| Part I Honeymoon, April 15-October 26, 1959* |
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1 "Viva Castro!", April 1959 |
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11 | (15) |
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2 "Point of No Return", Summer—Autumn 1959 |
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26 | (13) |
| Part II A Program Of Covert Action, November 3, 1959-January 19, 1961* |
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3 "It's a Secret", November 1959—March 1960 |
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39 | (8) |
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4 "Program of Covert Action", December 1959—March 1960 |
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47 | (10) |
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5 "A Question of Propriety", 1954, 1960 |
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57 | (13) |
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6 "The End justified the Means", May—August 1960 |
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70 | (16) |
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7 "Shock Action", Autumn 1960 |
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86 | (13) |
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8 "No Easy Matters", November 9, 1960—January 19, 1961 |
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99 | (14) |
| Part III Golden Interlude, January 20-April 14, 1961* |
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9 "A Grenade", Winter 1961 |
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113 | (9) |
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10 "A Stone Falling in Water", February 8—March 15, 1961 |
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122 | (12) |
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11 "Too Spectacular", March 1961 |
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134 | (12) |
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12 "Albatross", Late March–Early April 1961 |
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146 | (18) |
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13 "Infinite Trouble", April 5–April 11, 1961 |
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164 | (16) |
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14 "A Fanatical Urge to Begin", April 12–April 14, 1961 |
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180 | (9) |
| Part IV D-Day, April 15-April 19, 1961* |
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15 "This Is the Aggression", Saturday, April 15: D-2 |
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189 | (18) |
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16 "The Air Will Be Yours", Sunday, April 16: D-1 |
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207 | (20) |
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17 "There Goes the War", Monday, April 17: D-Day |
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227 | (33) |
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18 "Sour Like You Wouldn't Believe", Tuesday, April 18: D+1 |
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260 | (23) |
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19 "The Loneliest Man", Wednesday, April 19: D+2 |
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283 | (30) |
| Part V Aftermath, April 20-December 31, 1962* |
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20 "The Way Things Are Going", April 20, 1961 |
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313 | (6) |
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21 "Defeat Is an Orphan", April 21,1961 |
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319 | (7) |
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22 "No One Knows How Tough", Spring 1961 |
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326 | (7) |
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23 "Success Is What Succeeds", Late Spring 1961 |
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333 | (13) |
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24 "It Will Be a Cold Winter", Summer 1961–Winter 1962 |
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346 | (10) |
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25 "A Man Who Knows", Spring–Autumn 1962 |
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356 | (7) |
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26 "Abyss of Destruction", October 14–November 24, 1962 |
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363 | (5) |
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27 "There Are No Obstacles", Christmas 1962 |
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368 | (13) |
| Epilogue: "It Could Have Been Worse" |
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381 | (24) |
| Acknowledgments |
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405 | (2) |
| Notes |
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407 | (26) |
| Bibliography |
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433 | (10) |
| Index |
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