Trujillo: The Death of a Dictator (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781558762060)

On May 30, 1961, a hail of bullets ended the life of Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, known to his countrymen as "The Goat" for his many revolting excesses, after thirty-one years of brutal rule over the Dominican Republic. This book is a riveting, minute-by-minute account of the plot to kill Trujillo, who was then the Western Hemisphere's most ruthless dictator, and the ferocious wave of revenge that ensued before his regime collapsed. The book also reveals the vacillating role of the United States -- and the CIA -- in first propping up the dictator, and then supplying weapons to slay him. Bernard Diederich knew most of those involved in the plot, and painstakingly recreates the events in a gripping book that reads like a novel, which also offers essential insights into the history of a troubled Caribbean nation.

Author: Bernard Deiderich
ISBN-10: 155876206X
ISBN-13: 9781558762060
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
Language: English
Published: 09/19/2017
Pages: 286
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d