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The tale of ways a criminal Shangri-La almost happened
In 1981, a small but heavily armed force of misfits from america and Canada set off on an not likely 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 known as it Operation Red Dog. They were going to make millions. All that stood in their way were two federal agents from Louisiana at the biggest case in their lives. Bayou of Pigs tells a remarkable story of foreign military intervention, revolutionary politics, greed, treachery, stupidity, deceit, and one of the vital outlandish crimes ever attempted: the theft of a nation.
Stewart Bell (Toronto, ON) is the writer of Cold Terror (978-0-470-84056-6).