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Jan 1, 1987 · Set during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, this eighth Blackford Oakes novel places the urbane CIA agent at the heart of America's anti-Castro operations. Genres Fiction Historical Fiction Mystery Thriller Novels. 384 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1987. Book details & editions.
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Mongoose R.I.P. is a 1988 Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. It is the eighth of 11 novels in the series. Plot. CIA agent Blackford Oakes is sent to Cuba to determine the feasibility of overthrowing Fidel Castro, following the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963. References
Critical Essays. Analysis. Mongoose R.I.P. PDF Cite. MONGOOSE R.I.P. undertakes a difficult narrative stunt in its story of a CIA plot to assassinate Fidel Castro: It attempts to...
Jan 6, 1987 · Among other shocks that Blacky suffers is the defection of his longtime bedmate Sally Partridge: while Blacky is in midassignment, setting up Operation Mongoose in Miami and Cuba, she marries a wealthy Mexican!
Mar 1, 1998 · Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy plot against one another. Castro seeks revenge for his humiliation during the missile crisis, and Kennedy has set in motion a plot that could prove his own undoing. Blackford is caught in the middle of their plots. ...read more.
Nov 12, 1987 · Mongoose, R.I.P. Hardcover – November 12, 1987. Set during the 1962 Cuban missle crisis, this eighth Blackford Oakes novel places the urbane CIA agent at the heart of America's anti-Castro operations. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
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