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Red Heat : Conspiracy, Murder, and the Cold War in the Caribbean by Alex von Tunzelmann (2011, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-100805090673
ISBN-139780805090673
eBay Product ID (ePID)92371620
Product Key Features
Book TitleRed Heat : Conspiracy, Murder, and the Cold War in the Caribbean
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, International Relations / General, Presidents & Heads of State, Political, Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, Caribbean & West Indies / General
Publication Year2011
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorAlex Von Tunzelmann
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight26 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-037585
Reviews"…a mesmerizing, Conradian tale where the truth is almost too dark to bear. A remarkably gripping popular history."- Kirkus Praise for Indian Summer "Irreistible . . . A fascinating book that may well change how we look on the benighted world in which we live today."- Los Angeles Times "Stirring…von Tunzelmann's brisk narrative is propelled forward by the personalities of five memorable individuals who all wanted and worked for independence…absorbingly readable."- Fortune "Removes the veil from the colorful personalities and events behind India's independence and partition with Pakistan...von Tunzelmann writes with authority and confidence."- The Washington Post "[A] captivating group portrait, pulling forth the most telling details of each figure's inner life. . .To have turned an era of such significance and continuing relevance into a page-turner, to both entertain and educate, is an admirable accomplishment."- San Francisco Chronicle "This brilliantly written, dramatic, and at times controversial account of empire in India is almost impossible to put down. With it, von Tunzelmann has proven herself a force with which to be reckoned, both as a writer and as an historian."-Caroline Elkins, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya "A brilliantly vivid page-turner that captures the backstage dramas raging on the eve of India's independence."-Tina Brown, "…a mesmerizing, Conradian tale where the truth is almost too dark to bear. A remarkably gripping popular history."- Kirkus, "…a mesmerizing, Conradian tale where the truth is almost too dark to bear. A remarkably gripping popular history."- Kirkus "Von Tunzelmann's diligent work will widen the eyes of cold war buffs."-- Booklist Praise for Indian Summer "Irreistible . . . A fascinating book that may well change how we look on the benighted world in which we live today."- Los Angeles Times "Stirring…von Tunzelmann's brisk narrative is propelled forward by the personalities of five memorable individuals who all wanted and worked for independence…absorbingly readable."- Fortune "Removes the veil from the colorful personalities and events behind India's independence and partition with Pakistan...von Tunzelmann writes with authority and confidence."- The Washington Post "[A] captivating group portrait, pulling forth the most telling details of each figure's inner life. . .To have turned an era of such significance and continuing relevance into a page-turner, to both entertain and educate, is an admirable accomplishment."- San Francisco Chronicle "This brilliantly written, dramatic, and at times controversial account of empire in India is almost impossible to put down. With it, von Tunzelmann has proven herself a force with which to be reckoned, both as a writer and as an historian."-Caroline Elkins, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya "A brilliantly vivid page-turner that captures the backstage dramas raging on the eve of India's independence."-Tina Brown
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal972.905/2
SynopsisThe Caribbean crises of the Cold War are revealed as never before in this riveting story of clashing ideologies, the rise of the politics of fear, the machinations of superpowers, and the brazen daring of the mavericks who took them on During the presidencies of Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, the Caribbean was in crisis. The men responsible included, from Cuba, the charismatic Fidel Castro, and his mysterious brother Raúl; from Argentina, the ideologue Che Guevara; from the Dominican Republic, the capricious psychopath Rafael Trujillo; and from Haiti, François "Papa Doc" Duvalier, a buttoned-down doctor with interests in Vodou, embezzlement and torture. Alex von Tunzelmann's brilliant narrative follows these five rivals and accomplices from the beginning of the Cold War to its end, each with a separate vision for his tropical paradise, and each in search of power and adventure as the United States and the USSR acted out the world's tensions in their island nations. The superpowers thought they could use Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic as puppets, but what neither bargained on was that their puppets would come to life. Red Heat is an intimate account of the strong-willed men who, armed with little but words and ruthlessness, took on the most powerful nations on earth., The Caribbean crises of the Cold War are revealed as never before in this riveting story of clashing ideologies, the rise of the politics of fear, the machinations of superpowers, and the brazen daring of the mavericks who took them on.
LC Classification NumberF2183.V66 2011
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- Jul 22, 2020
Wonderful Book!
Excellent book on a very interesting time and place. Most of this material was not generally known at that time. She does and excellent job of presenting this eye-opening information. One of the best history books that I have read!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
