Description
President Harry Truman appointed Pawley ambassador to Peru (1945-1946), and to Brazil (1946-1948). When Dwight Eisenhower ran for president, Pawley switched parties, campaigned for Ike, and was later assigned to the State Department. During this period, he dealt with world leaders on sensitive national security matters, such as backdoor diplomacy in the Dominican Republic under Rafael Trujillo, in Cuba at the time of Fidel Castro's takeover, and in a plot to overthrow the Guatemalan government in 1954. Later, in an effort to discredit President John Kennedy, Pawley financed Operation Red Cross, a secret effort to help Russian missile officers defect from Cuba to the United States. This episode, involving a cast of characters from Mafia members to soldiers of fortune, was one of many in an adventurous life story nearly beyond belief.
Anthony R. Carrozza's in-depth biography looks at the extraordinary life of a man whose work influenced thirty critical years of American and international relations during World War II and the Cold War.
About the Author
A graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics, Anthony Carrozza spent eight years researching William D. Pawley's life. He writes biographies and novels and lives in Elmira, New York.
Book Information
ISBN 9781597977142
Author Anthony R. Carrozza
Format Hardback
Page Count 432
Imprint Potomac Books Inc
Publisher Potomac Books Inc