Bayou of Pigs

The True Story of an Audacious Plot to Turn a Tropical Island Into a Criminal Paradise

by: Stewart Bell

Bayou of Pigs
Author: Stewart Bell

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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Publication date: 01 January 2008

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ISBN: 6612030968 ISBN 13: 9786612030963 Publisher suggests as an alternative: Bayou of Pigs (2008)

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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). Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: John Wiley & Sons

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Age recommended: General/trade

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 364.1321


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