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The commanders of the invasion forces break their silence to reveal the whole truth about

The CIA

• Secret plans to countermand White House decisions
• Fatally poor intelligence
• Superb dedication and training but inadequate planning and execution

The Joint Chiefs of Staff

• Approval of a suicidal battle plan, disastrous in detail

The Invasion of Cuba

• An operation that was a combination of individual and unit heroism, of hardship, betrayal, and SNAFU.

We were awash in money and spellbound by celebrity and scandal. It was a time of breathtaking strides in science and unprecedented possibility. A time of squandered opportunities and grave distraction. A time of tragic complacency and belief in our invulnerability.
In The Best of Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Haynes Johnson looks back on the decade that defied anyone's expectations, for better or worse. With a sharp eye for the quote or detail that perfectly captures a moment in time, Johnson tells the whole story, no holds barred, of the roller-coaster, self-indulgent...

Nationwide, Americans faced the legacy of the Reagan Eighties (disappearing jobs, soaring crime, racial polarization) with immense apprehension and a pervasive skepticism that colored their attitudes about politicians and the political system itself. At the same time, people in all walks of life were eager to take on the challenges of the Nineties. "I do not feel that I have been writing the obituary of the American Dream," writes Johnson in the final chapter ofDivided We Fall; "I believe I have been writing about an interlude in the reclaiming of that Dream." Indeed, with this...

Taking as an example the Clinton health care reform initiative, the authors show how a policy that aimed to please everyone ended by satisfying no one due to pressure groups, political gamesmanship and the inertia of the American 'system'.