Bay of Pigs Invasion - US vs Cuba - Cold War DOCUMENTARY 

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Yes, interested in more on the Escambray rebellion. And attempted invasion of Panama in 1959, and Bolivia in 1967, and Operation Pico in 1977, and Operation Urgent Fury in 1983.

I would be very interested in learning about the Escambray Rebellion!

interested about the escambray story

I am not impressed by this video. I needed clarification of what really happened at the Bay of Pigs. I am a patron of this channel, and this is a bad video of what really happened. Disappointed.

11:04 That's every military operation ever though right?

'Victory has a hundred fathers and defeat is an orphan."

I would like to see an eventual story on Cuba's intelligence service, the DGI, I think one secret of Castro's long rule was his intelligence services work among the exile community in Miami, as a matter of fact I would like to see a story on those intelligence servivces other than the CIA, MI6 or KGB. (like the East Germans, Czechs and others)

Funny how you closed with a Kennedy quote when the episode is about a humiliating failure that happened under his administration.

I loved this episode! As soon as I saw the notification I was like, I need a cup of coffee and some free time to watch it. I’ve dispatched six cells to various locations in Eastern Europe and Central America to recover a cipher needed to uncover the last known whereabouts of a deep cover operative who has the Swiss Banking information needed to pay of three former FSB officers who each have a portion of the further encoded message to click the bell button. What could possibly go wrong.

I IMPLORE you to listen to the Blowback podcast - genuinely the best podcast I've ever listened to. Season 2 is all about Cuba. 🇨🇺

You're wrong about one thing... Cuba wasn't a close ally of the US. The Cuban government was.

The graphic for the B-26's incorrectly use B-26 Marauders, not the A-26 (later redesignated B-26) Invaders. This is ironic as the visual distinction between the version provided by the CIA (solid nose) and the one used by the Cuban air force (glass nosed) was the thing that scuttled the deception, led to public humiliation and cancellation of the subsequent pre-invasion airstrikes.

I remember reading the Cubans shot down a US airplane during bay of pigs. They have alleged parts of the wreckage at the revolution museum in Havana.

It never fails to amaze me how even narrating the actions of a sepoy, terrorist forces created by the CIA as heroic. Even mention the cuban forces as "militias, revolucionaries" 2 years had passed since the expulsion of US drug cartels and mafia rulers of the island, cuban forces where the military (the same that protect the island today) of a sovereign state. The revolucionary period was over in JAN1,1959. This attack against a sovereing state by the USA was just another step in the terrorist wave of the CIA against the free people of the world. Good video. Great work, weird narrative. But is the prism you use i guess.

Not only did the US fail to remove Fidel from power, but now his son is the Prime Minister of Canada 😀

I just hope one day we can finally have more positive relations with Cuba. We are both just vibing. The embargo at this point is just out of spite

I'm sure the comments section will be incredibly peaceful and definitely not divided over this geopolitical event.

Do one in the Escambray rebellion.

They failed spectacularly

South Sudan PEOPLE Liberation Army commanders Were Trained in Cuba. Africa love Cuba.

Nike-Hercules missiles (long range, high altitude) and Hawk missiles (short range, low altitude) were deployed to Florida shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis. I served at a Hawk site in 1977 and 1978. Their mission was to protect Homestead AFB.

I just love the bell button descriptions we get every time. 😁

I really do hope relations between US and Cuba turn for the better soon. It’s a beautiful country, and the sanctions it has on itself just pity from a decade grudge.

LBJ did Dominican Republic in 1965.

The US did so many terrible things

A Comedy of Errors describes the failed Bay of Pigs Operation. The CIA, and the CIA alone, is responsible for the failure of the invasion. They were given complete control of the operation from organising, equipping, to training the invasion force. The operation should have been given to the U.S. military or its covert branches. The U.S. military had the assets and resources that CIA lacked for a successful operation. For example, Instead of the U.S. Navy transporting the troops to the Bay of Pigs, the troops were put on fruit and banana boats that quickly sank upon hitting rocks and other obstacles in the bay. The troops had to slowly wade through neck deep water until they could get to shore. The CIA had planned a conventional amphibious assault, but without the assets and manpower to be successful. It was also just too small a force to establish a beachhead. Another operational failure was not destroying all of Castro’s airforce. The planes that escaped destruction were able to sink or drive off the supply ships supporting the invasion force. Nor did the CIA inform the troops that there was a Plan B if Plan A failed. Plan B was to escape into the Escambray mountains and jungles and begin guerrilla operations. Without such orders the troops waited at the beachhead to be killed or captured. Above all else, the CIA failed as an intelligence agency in its assessment of the political situation. The majority of Cubans were not anti-Castro or anti-revolution enough to rise up, or support a guerrilla campaign, the whole premise of the operation, The CIA may be good at espionage, but proved to be poor at executing military operations like the Bay of Pigs. The results were operational failures due to ‘piss poor prior planning,’ and a lack of attention to details that the US military would not have overlooked. So do not blame President Kennedy, or make similar partisan attacks. Put the blame where it really belongs. CH

And then the conflict moved on to the big stuff, nukes. On the tail end of this I was stationed in south Florida with a nuclear missile group and to this day have nightmares about what could have been. Knowing that we easily had enough firepower to melt Cuba into radioactive glass it has become clear to me now as an old man that we must never, ever let tensions rise to this level again. Every man, woman and child on earth will suffer.

A good day for the self-determination of the Cuban people.

Have you guys done videos on 1)Hundred Flowers Campaign 2)Iran crisis of 1946. Please do if you guys have not

Have you heard of the conspiracy theory that Lee Harvey Oswald went after JFK because of the poor execution of this mission?

I have a suggestion why you don't discuss the brazil coup in 1964?

Please look more into this. Recently, President Eisenhower is being revised for blame in Cuba and Vietnam, both the initiatives of President Kennedy. The lack of logic in both instances does not fit the parameters of a 5-star general who won WWII in Europe. Each does fit a new administration with little to no experience in this area.

Okay, that is the best channel-themed subscription request I’ve heard in a decade. Mission accomplished.

You can't pussyfoot around an attempted invasion. They should've mixed in US soldiers with the Cuban freedom fighters, properly supplied them and given experienced, capable officers command. The failure of the operation was a failure of command, logistics and planning, not a failure of the heroic men who risked their lives to overthrow a maniac dictator who kept the country in the grip of fear and poverty for the rest of his miserable life.

I would like to chip in and say I'd love to see a video about the insurrection after the Cuban Revolution

Really questionable reasoning from Kennedy. If aliens invaded Cuba, US would have still been blamed. To sacrifice chances of success for that mirage... Still, can't feel too bad about the Brigade. Seeing their socioeconomic composition, and what had happened in Guatemala, its doubtful Cuba would have fared much better.

Kinda an odd choice to use the JFK quote for this particular episode isn’t it?

Ships named Houston, Lake Charles, Barbara J … hmmm interesting (Read my lips …)

Do a video of the Escambray Rebellion, Seems a pivotal conflict in Cuba's history.

Man this would be much more enjoyable to listen to without the peaks and valleys way this guy talks. That newsman cadence is so annoying

Absolutely no one in Cuba calls it Bay of Pigs. Playa Giron

ON THE POSITIVE SIDE | In the event, what matters is that the Communists liberated Cuba from foreign enslavement at home, and remain a sovereign nation in charge of their country, their economy, and themselves. The invasion failed because the Cuban majority sided with being Cuban, and not a hyphenated serf.

I wonder what the military thought of Pres. Kennedy's hesitancy on providing support for the operation?

JFK really blew it with his "overly spectacular" point of view.

The invasion of Ukraine has no justification. The FSB look like they had playbook for their operations in Donbas that were written by Dulles himself

Great video! And yes, please do a video on the anti-Castro insurgents.

Was gonna say something about his joke at the end but then realized my comment was overly complicated and relied on multiple necessary contingencies in order to press the post button

You guys should do a video on the Escambray Rebellion. It is a little known fact that for the first years of the Revolution, the Castro regime was engaged in a long civil war--The Escambray Rebellion. This video would be an awesome collection to the cold war (Cuba) series. Can't wait!!!!

"Cuba a threat? 80 million Mexicans would die laughing?"

The idea that Cuba was in any way a threat to the US always struck me as farcical.

RIPBOZO #GUSANOPACK #CIAPACK

It's interesting that you pronounce Spanish , , , and so authentically but still wrongly pronounce "Guevara" as if it were "Güevara", with a /gw/ at the beginning. It actually made me doubt if I was pronouncing "Guevara" right by assuming it was like normal Spanish spelling.

I do love stories where the good guys win for a change

0:40 "terrible national security operations" What are you talking about? It was great a national security operation ... for Cuba, and it's not like Cuba actually poses as much of a threat to the US as vice versa.

Very interested in the rebellion story!

just leave them alone christ hasn't America done enough. Lift the embargo and normalise relations.

Informative & enjoyable Video allot Thanks for sharing ..(Cold war ) always sharing interesting & Informative Videos such as this Video ..its First times I heard about Escambray Mountains &117 Militant counter-revolutionary Groups at that time for 6 years that Proved Half of Cuban Population were not Silent -Neutral ..against a new Cuban Regime. It seems to Me US policy was not Serious didactics to Removing Havana Communist Regime While US Policy was Seriously Economically Punished Cuban Population for 30 Years & Exploited Communist Cuba in Carrebian sea for its Dominant amongst Cuban Neighbors Countries

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Also make kings and generals modern warfare episodes for the sino indian war of 1962 , the second kashmir war or indo pak war of 1965 (largest tank battle after ww2), the liberation of bangladesh in 1971 (largest surrender after ww2) , the indian intervention in sri lankan civil war and the kargil war of 1999

Damn the childish mistakes usa did in this campaign but i can only judge after many years. They didn't know what could have been done better at that time

A sad time in Cuban History

Guys , the liberation of Goa and other Portuguese possessions in India for the next video please ....

I appreciate the work of the graphic designers every time, but from 7:05 there is an error in the drawing. Namely, the drawing shows a B-26 Marauder bomber, and the bomber that was used by both sides of this conflict was the A-26 Invader (or B-26 Invader, as it was called from 1948). This is a minor error, but unfortunately a very substantive one if we want to be extremely precise in what we present.

Great video but Didn't no American personal took place in the invasion not even air support

Why wouldn't they follow the Castro/mao strategy. Hide in the mountains and gather strength

7:03 That diagram depicts a Martin B-26 Marauder, not the Douglas B-26 Invader that was utilized during the invasion.

The numbers Mason, what do they mean

The initial bombing did NOT take out 50% of Cuban air force . Double agents had informed Castro of imminent invasion and Castro scrambled the air force . Best estimate is 20-25 % were taken out .

Quick reminder only The US and Israel think the embargo should continue whereas every other country in the world has condemned it, friend and foe alike.

in the beginning he said castro became prime minister 1961 but really it was 1959 they got the month and day right so im pretty sure this is just a sort of typo but still something to take note of

The Cuban brigade were a brave army. Dreadful shame they didn't get proper air support.

That was very intersting

Your sources about losses inflicted during the invasion seem solely from the brigade side. And they exagerated a lot.

Listening to any Latin American broadcast covering even the most inconsequential soccer contest suggests a popular appetite for bombast. Fidel appealed to that appetite.

In South Sudan. Thousands are named Fidel. A leader. Fidel Is named by commandos trained Cuba. South Sudan

Not accusations, They were and are undemocratic and blood thirsty 🤷‍♂️

Ever considered the working hypothesis that JFK wanted the invasion to fail?

I advise you friends after watching this video to listen to the song bay of pigs by the band civil war ❤️

I'd like you to put something together on the escambray rebellion.

What role did Kim Philby play in foiling this operation?

Cuba would have made more sense that others if you were going by closeness compared to half way around the world

Very interested in the Escambray rebellion.

There’s a technical term for this kind of mission failure: CF

Your little bell-button tags at the end are hilarious! Love this channel!

The analysis from the Yankee perspective!

Why does Cuba have a "regime" and not a "government"? I follow your show regularly, and I'm far from a fan of anyone's authoritarian rule, including Castro's. What I'm saying is that for the quality of your historical coverage it'd be good to avoid these, frankly, transparent pop journalistic tactics of implying someone's rule is illegitimate. I'm not saying you intend this, but others do, and by unquestioningly reproducing it you are reinforcing it. Thank you, keep up the good work.

Le Coubre didn't kill himself

Ah yes, America's Ukraine.

Cuban velociraptor advancing from the north at 18:00!

I hope for more videos on latin america.maybe one over brazil

Who is Langley?

America tried to take out Castro 600-700x but failed even using his gf, but in the end Castro took out jfk without Marilyn Monroe help😅 Unrelated: how much does the ridge wallet cost?

Great video

idk man but the operation mongus tho...

19:19 what is this ridiculous claim lmao

Algorithm

Forged Ember ftw 🔥

The excellent visuals are extremely helpful, thank you!

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