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

by Stewart Bell

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470153822
• ISBN13: 9780470153826
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 8.8"