A discussion of the 1961 invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs by CIA-trained refugees, written by contemporaries.

Includes index.

Castro's agenda prompted the formation of the Anti-Castro Militia / Victor Andres Triay -- U.S. economic and terrorist acts against Cuba are unwarranted / Fidel Castro -- The United States should not carry out the Bay of Pigs Plan / Chester Bowles -- The U.S. betrayal of the Cuban Militia caused heavy losses / Manuel Penabaz -- Kennedy's indecisiveness was behind the Bay of Pigs disaster / Jack Hawkins -- Conflicting viewpoints in the Kennedy administration led to the Bay of Pigs defeat / U.S. News & World Report -- The CIA could not adequately handle the Bay of Pigs operation / Lyman Kirkpatrick -- Kennedy was responsible for the Bay of Pigs failure / Jack Skelly -- the United States must continue the fight against communist oppression / John F. Kennedy -- The United States must reexamine the lessons of the Bay of Pigs / Stewart Alsop --The Bay of Pigs decisions had long-term effects on U.S. foreign policy / Walter LaFeber.