Bay of Pigs: A Firsthand Account of the Mission by a U.S. Pilot in Support of the Cuban Invasion Force in 1961

by Albert C. Persons

Overview

The Bay of Pigs, on the south coast of Cuba, was the scene in 1961 of an unsuccessful attempt by an armed force of exiled Cubans which had been organized, supplied and trained by the United States government. Investigative journalists and chroniclers characterized this event as, variously, the CIA out of control, a new and inexperienced president (Kennedy) victimized by bad advice, an outcome not preventable. This account, by a participant, proves much of the accepted information about this controversial event to be seriously flawed.

In sharp and dramatic prose, Albert C. "Buck" Persons relates his involvement in the Bay of Pigs--from being approached to do a "temporary, confidential" job to receiving training by the "Company" in Florida, then on to a camp in Central America and the invasion attempt, in which two of his friends were killed. This is exciting history, unavailable until now to correct the record.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786467389
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	10/13/2011
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.35(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Albert C. Persons, one of sixteen American pilots to participate in the Bay of Pigs operation, also served in World War II with both Canadian and American forces. A professional pilot for fifty years, he also worked as the managing editor of several weekly newspapers and as radio station program manager. He died in 1996.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword     
Preface     
Maps     

I. Mission to Zapata     
11. Birmingham     
111. Florida     
IV. Central America     
V. Bay of Pigs     
VI. Aftermath     
VII. Postmortems     
VIII. Trinidad     
IX. Conclusion     

Postscript     
Appendix A: Personnel     
Appendix B: Chronology     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

involving and earnest...cogently summarizes the political arena”—Library Journal.

From the Publisher

involving and earnest...cogently summarizes the political arena

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