The story of one of history's great intelligence operations, as told by the former head of Cuba's counterintelligence body. Written by Latin America's foremost authority on the CIA, this book tells of
“The Cuban files [on the Kennedy assassination] add new pieces to the puzzle and give us a clearer picture of what really happened.”—Oliver Stone, director of JFKThis is the first publication of the d
“Operation Calipso” was the CIA’s name for the dirty war conducted against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua in the 1980s. It was a war that involved the secret use by Washington of surrogate for
“Escalante’s review of CIA covert operations against Cuba in the early years is to be welcomed, and should be widely read—and pondered.”—Noam Chomsky A unique view presented by the man responsible for
Expansivo recuento de los diversos, creativos, frecuentemente extraños y sin embargo increíblemente inquietantes intentos de asesinar a Fidel Castro.Fabián Escalante, el fundador de los servicios de s
A sprawling account of the various, creative, often bizarre, yet incredibly disturbing attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro. Soon to be a TV series from Jed Mercurio, show runner for The Bodyguard, an
Cuba's former head of counterintelligence Fabian Escalante reviews the CIA's 630 plots to assassinate Fidel Castro, code-named “Executive Action.” Although melodramatic and at times comical, these CIA
Only recently declassified and published for the first time, this secret report was prepared for the CIA on its own plots to assassinate Cuba's Fidel Castro. Under pressure in 1967 when the press were
