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The Bay of Pigs |
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| On April 17, 1961, an invasionary force of more than 1,200 Cuban exiles -- trained, financed, equipped and directed by the American Central Intelligence Agency -- launched an amphibious invasion of the Cuban mainland. The goal -- the overthrow of the Cuban government and its leader, Fidel Castro -- failed dramatically. This documentary explores every aspect of this complex episode in U.S. and Cuban history and combines historical newsreels and archival film with interviews of Bay of Pigs combat veterans, historians, journalists, former CIA officials, and members of the U.S. State Department, the U.S. military, and the Kennedy and Eisenhower administrations. | ||||
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