American Legends: The Life of John F. Kennedy (Illustrated) by Charles River Editors

Author:Charles River Editors
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-03-02T04:30:00+00:00

Cuba and the Cold War boiled over in April, when the Kennedy Administration moved beyond soft measures to direct action. From April 17-20, 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles landed on the beaches of Western Cuba in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. This plan, which Kennedy called the “Bay of Pigs,” had been originally drafted by the Eisenhower Administration. The exiles landed in Cuba and were expected to be greeted by anti-Castro forces within the country. After this, the US was to provide air reinforcement to the rebels, and the Castro regime would slowly be overthrown.

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