Episode Details

Sixty-five years after 1,400 CIA-trained Cuban exiles landed at Playa Girón and failed to overthrow Fidel Castro, one classified document — a CIA cable designated TX-1162 — has never been released. This episode tells the full story of Operation Zapata: the planning, Kennedy's last-minute cancellation of the crucial air strikes, three days of fighting in the swamp, and what the Bay of Pigs meant for Caribbean sovereignty for generations to come. History of the Caribbean brings you the stories the history books left out — subscribe on Spotify and Apple Podcasts to never miss an episode.