Titles

The Cuba Project: Castro, Kennedy, and the FBI's Tamale Squad

Peter Pavia
Palgrave Macmillan
March 2006
ISBN: 1403966036

A sexy, shoot-’em-up telling of the CIA and FBI’s attempts to take control of Castro’s Cuba before and during the Kennedy administration. Pavia’s colorful account reveals corruption and high-stakes mismanagement on the part of U.S. intelligence and high-level officials. The story features a bold cast of characters—casino owners, American expats such as actor Errol Flynn and mob boss Santos Trafficante, a covert band of ex-cons dubbed the “Donut Army” commissioned to invade Cuba, and countless American agents whose job it was to keep a lid on the tinderbox of Castro’s Cuba and Cuban Miami. The book is based on extensive interviews with retired members of the squad who lived and breathed "The Cuba Project."

Author Bio

Peter Pavia is the author of Dutch Uncle, a novel, and co-author of The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry. His work has appeared in many publications including The New York Times, New York Post, GQ, Detour, and Gear. He lives in New York with his wife and daughter.