A CIA-supported invasion of Cuba that ended in failure.
Books on the Topic
Search the library’s online catalog, Athena, to find books about the Bay of Pigs. (The catalog will only work from one of Hesser College’s five campsues.)
Don’t forget to check the encyclopedias!
Suggested Web Resources
Encyclopedia.com: Bay of Pigs - A brief article about the invasion.The Bay of Pigs Invasion - An account of the events leading up to the invasion and the actual invasion itself.
The Timetable History of Cuba - A Cuban point-of-view on the invasion.
Bay of Pigs: 40 Years After - Documents related to the Bay of Pigs compiled by the National Security Archive.
CIA FOIA: Bay of Pigs - A CIA report of the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Suggested Journal Resources
Search the journal database, Academic Search Premier, in EBSCOhost, with the following terms to find articles about the Bay of Pigs:
- Bay of Pigs, with the scholarly journals limiter set
- Invasion, 1961