Special Ops History: The Story Behind the Bay of Pigs Operation
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The operation that came to be known as the Bay of Pigs—taken from the marshy area where the mission began and pretty much ended—may have been the most ill-considered special operation ever attempted under the aegis of the United States. The idea of an invasion to remove Fidel Castro from power in Cuba was conceived and approved—but never fully executed—by the Eisenhower administration, which was terrified by the prospect of a Communist regime just 90 miles off the tip of Florida. In 1959, with the pressure of the Cold War ratcheting up to almost unbearable levels and much of the American public—their fears stoked by demagogues like Joseph McCarthy—looking for Communists …Read the Rest
Source:: Tactical Life
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