Bay of Pigs. Fidel Castro and the CIA
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 | Labels: documentary, fidel castro | |
JFK later called it "the worst experience of my life." BAY OF PIGS DECLASSIFIED explores the once top-secret documents surrounding the Bay of Pigs invasion which pitted the U.S. against Cuban leader Fidel Castro
The 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful attempted invasion by armed Cuban exiles in southwest Cuba, planned and funded by the United States, in an attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro. This action accelerated a rapid deterioration in Cuban-American relations, which was further worsened by the Cuban Missile Crisis the following year.
Bay of Pigs: Declassified
The 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful attempted invasion by armed Cuban exiles in southwest Cuba, planned and funded by the United States, in an attempt to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro. This action accelerated a rapid deterioration in Cuban-American relations, which was further worsened by the Cuban Missile Crisis the following year.
Bay of Pigs: Declassified
