Pig, Missiles and the CIA

Volume 1: from Havana to Miami and Washington, 1961

Linda Rios Bromley

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Helion & Company
01 March 2022

Series: Latin America@War

Ninety miles from the US coast of Florida, dictators and zealots ruled the island of Cuba for hundreds of years. The last half of the 20th century saw dictator Fulgencio Batista deposed by rebel leader Fidel Castro and his followers. Proclaiming himself a supporter of Cubanism not Communism, Castro's nationalisation of agriculture and businesses revealed a different side. Thousands of Cubans departed by air and sea en route to the US and Europe.

The US government, alerted by the Central Intelligence Agency, became concerned when an alliance forged between Castro and Nikita Khrushchev brought arms and ammunition to the island so close to US shores. John F. Kennedy, sworn into office as the 35th president when critical actions required attention, did not immediately approve the plan without considerable evaluation. The Agency hierarchy enjoyed power and influence and at times withheld critical pieces of the plan.

The CIA hatched a plan to have Castro removed and enlist the Cuban exiles to be trained by US agents and invade the island to establish a new government. The operation, an invasion at the Bay of Pigs, or Bahia de Cochinos, began during the administration of President Eisenhower with participation from all departments of government up to the Oval Office. Brigade 2506 as the exile force called themselves was trained in Guatemala and Nicaragua by Agency representatives. With patched up B-26s from the ""boneyard"" in Tucson, Arizona and commercial vessels leased from an exile in New York, the Brigade had an active military force. Former military pilots, students, farmers, lawyers and doctors comprised the group who opposed Castro and wanted to be part of his takedown. Three days after the invasion at the beach, all hell broke loose.

Nominally friendly, US-Cuban relations degenerated into a near-war in the 1959-1962 period, when an insurgency launched by a small group of self-styled revolutionaries toppled the dictatorship of a close US-ally, General Fulgencio Batista.

AUTHOR: A native Texan, Linda was born in Del Rio. Linda retired from the U. S. Government in 1997, after being employed in various occupations during her 33 years Civil Service career, in which she worked in various locations, including the Laughlin AFB, Charleston Naval Base, USAF HQ Europe, Wiesbaden, Germany, NASA, and the Internal Revenue Service in Houston. She has previously written Flight of the Dragon, detailing the story of Chang-di 'Robin' Yeh, a Taiwanese U-2 pilot, and Remembering the Dragon Lady, first-person memoirs of many of the pilots, specialists and family members who supported the early US spy-plane projects.

94 b/w photos, 3 b/w maps, 1 colour map, 22 colour profiles, 1 table

By: Linda Rios Bromley
Imprint: Helion & Company
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9781914377143
ISBN 10: 1914377141
Series: Latin America@War
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 01 March 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

A native Texan, Linda was born in Del Rio. Linda retired from the U. S. Government in 1997, after being employed in various occupations during her 33 years Civil Service career, in which she worked in various locations, including the Laughlin AFB, Charleston Naval Base, USAF HQ Europe, Wiesbaden, Germany, NASA, and the Internal Revenue Service in Houston. She has previously written Flight of the Dragon, detailing the story of Chang-di 'Robin' Yeh, a Taiwanese U-2 pilot, and Remembering the Dragon Lady, first-person memoirs of many of the pilots, specialists and family members who supported the early US spy-plane projects.

Reviews for Pig, Missiles and the CIA: Volume 1: from Havana to Miami and Washington, 1961

"""These monographs very effectively revisit Cold War moments of incredible consequence. For those of us who have firsthand memories, reading the two volumes brought them all back. For readers with no firsthand knowledge, Bromley has provided an easy-to-follow account of what happened, the impacts, and how we escaped a nuclear war.""-- ""The Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation"" ""...an interesting recap of the events leading up to the Bay of Pigs invasion.""-- ""Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"" ""Full of great period photos as well as the usual well done profiles, this is yet another superlative book from the folks at Helion.""-- ""ModelingMadness.Com"" ""Recommended.""-- ""AMPS Indianapolis"""