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The Bay of Pigs misadventure: Part 2

Part 1 of this series focused on President John F Kennedy’s desire for the relatively-clandestine Cuban invasion mission to succeed, hoping failure would still allow for a degree of plausible deniability. The plan backfired miserably, leaving pervasive mistrust within the U.S. government. The Bay of Pigs is viewed widely as the biggest failure of theContinue reading “The Bay of Pigs misadventure: Part 2”

The Bay of Pigs misadventure: Part 1

Following the 1961 inauguration, the Kennedy Administration soon experienced its first true crisis. Significant Cold War tensions a few years earlier compelled the Eisenhower Administration to draft a Cuban invasion plan. Included would be exiled Cuban nationals along with members of the U.S. Military in the attempt to fuel insurgence among the population ostensibly leadingContinue reading “The Bay of Pigs misadventure: Part 1”