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The Death of the Dictator
出版Markus Wiener Pub., 2000
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / HistoricalBiography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of StateHistory / Modern / 20th Century / GeneralHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)History / Caribbean & West Indies / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Process / LeadershipPolitical Science / Terrorism
ISBN155876206X9781558762060
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=sih-AAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋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. 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.