1961, invasion

This book takes a closer look at this dramatic conflict and the tensions that emerged from the threat of nuclear power.

In 1961 Alabama, twelve-year-old Johnny tries to keep his promise to look after his disabled Pa when his older brother leaves for military service, but secrets from the past, Cuban politics, and racial tensions would make the task challenging even for his hero, Superman.

U.S. pilot tells his story as an eyewitness and participant in support of the Cuban invasion force in 1961.

Former Secretary of Defense McNamara offers an insider's view of the events of the early 1960s. Rare footage of Castro's rise to power, Kruschchev's bombast and Kennedy facing the world in televised addresses.

Examines the ill-fated attempt to overthrow military dictator Fidel Castro in April 1961 by Cuban volunteers and exiled members of Brigade 2506 and explores U.S. involvment and President Kennedy's decisions regarding the Bay of Pigs invasion.

In a book published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, the author draws on recently released CIA information to shed new light on the botched operation, which was an embarrassment to JFK and the United States.

A comprehensive analysis of the failed U.S. attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro at the Bay of Pigs and how the decisions made by the Kennedy administration later influenced military action during the Cuban Missile Crisis.