Bay of Pigs Declassified
Description
This A&E Special unveils the secrets behind the failed attempt by U.S.-backed Cuban exiles to invade the Communist stronghold and overthrow Fidel Castro's revolutionary government in April, 1961.The Bay of Pigs invasion marked the first foreign policy defeat for the new Kennedy administration and the first time a CIA covert operation had been exposed to public scrutiny.
Runtime
45 min
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Date of Publication
[2010], c2000
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Films on Demand
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