14. Turning Up the Heat

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. PART I. Criminals, Cubans, Kennedys, and the CIA
5. 1. Organized Crime in the 1950s 11
6. 2. Castro Takes Power 27
7. 3. The CIA Enlists the Mob 53
8. 4. The Kennedys Take Over 75
9. 5. Operation Mongoose 97
10. 6. Crusaders and Gangsters 123
11. 7. The Mob Enlists the CIA 143
12. PART II. Lee Harvey Oswald
13. 8. A Defector Returns 169
14. 9. The Big Easy 190
15. 10. Oswald Exposed 210
16. 11. The Odio Incident 238
17. 12. Journey to Mexico 261
18. PART III. Converging Paths
19. 13. Making Everyone Unhappy about Cuba 293
20. 14. Turning Up the Heat 325
21. 15. Countdown to Catastrophe 342
22. 16. Three Days in November 362
23. 17. Keeping Secrets 388
24. Conclusion 414
25. Note on Sources 422
26. Notes 425
27. Acknowledgment 494
28. Index 497