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...Phantom Army. Rumors circulated that a fresh, uncommitted exile army was somewhere in the Caribbean, and that a new landing was on the way. Evidence indicated that it was a phantom army; the only force of any size left intact was a 167-man commando outfit led by an ex-Castro aide, Captain Nino Diaz. On invasion day, Diaz opened his sealed orders en route to Cuba, saw that the CIA plan called for a diversionary landing at an unfamiliar spot in Camaguey province instead of Oriente province, a region that Diaz knew well. Disgusted, Diaz turned back to Florida...
...rumors began to circulate about mysterious goings-on at Retalhuleu, Alejos last winter allowed nosy journalists to visit the Helvetia plantation. Before they arrived, the Cubans were transferred to nearby La Suiza; they were brought back as soon as the visitors left. The recruits got rugged training in jungle, commando and night fighting techniques from a dozen U.S. experts and one Filipino instructor. They learned to use the most modern U.S. weapons-bazookas, recoilless cannon, machine guns. So strict was security that only a few officer B-26 pilots were allowed to visit nearby towns; infantry recruits were confined...
...problems." In his own way, handsome and dashing Raymond was in nearly as much trouble as Pierre. Born in Brittany - France's economic and cultural equivalent of the Deep South - Raymond longed for money, social position, fast cars and dames. On his discharge as a French army commando, he adopted the aristocratic-sounding name of Raymond de Beaufort. Calling on his mother, a factory worker in a Paris suburb, Raymond turned up in new U.S. cars (rented), airily told his childhood pals he was going to build a factory and give them all jobs. "No matter how high...
...League of Gentlemen. A British comedy of misdemeanors about a retired army officer who runs a commando-style bank robbery by Queen's Regs...
...League of Gentlemen. A British comedy of misdemeanors about a retired army officer who runs a commando-style bank robbery by "Queen's Regs...