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Cold War in South Florida - Historic Resource Study (Paperback)
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Cold War in South Florida - Historic Resource Study (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 980
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South Florida was the location of many important events during the
Cold War period 1945- 1989. Indeed, the region served as a forward
command center for the projection of U.S. power into the Western
Hemisphere throughout the conflict. The region's proximity to Latin
America made it an operational center for both covert and overt
activities as the United States pursued its policy of containing
communism. From the 1950s until the end of the Cold War, government
officials directed operations from south Florida military
installations such as Homestead Air Force Base, Opa Locka Marine
Air Station, and the various U.S. Navy facilities in Key West that
affected events in Guatemala, Cuba, Nicaragua, and other nations
throughout Latin America. From Miami to Key West, quiet residential
neighborhoods were havens for undercover operatives while the
swamps and forests served as training grounds. From south Florida
the United States launched numerous operations: the overthrow of
the Arbenz government of Guatemala in 1954; the unsuccessful Bay of
Pigs invasion of 1961; the military buildup necessitated by the
Cuban missile crisis of 1962; surveillance, intelligence, and
espionage activities against Cuba, Nicaragua, and other nations;
and radio and television propaganda broadcasting to Cuba. All
activities were justified under the U.S. foreign policy of
containment. As the south Florida region helped shape these events,
the events helped shape the region. In many cases, physical traces
of these operations are still visible on the south Florida
landscape. This Historic Resource Study (HRS) provides a historic
context for, and identifies, sites in south Florida related to the
Cold War and U.S. relations with Latin America. The report focuses
on resources in and near the four national parks located in the
region: Everglades National Park (Everglades NP), Biscayne National
Park (Biscayne NP), Big Cypress National Preserve (Big Cypress NP),
and Dry Tortugas National Park (Dry Tortugas NP). The study
identifies structures, remains of structures, and landscapes where
activities associated with the Cold War are reported to have taken
place. This HRS pays particular attention to sites related to the
events mentioned above as well as resources associated with the
large Cuban exile population of south Florida. The historic context
provides the basis for future nominations to the National Register
of Historic Places.
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