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... Castro's army as poorly equipped , poorly trained , riddled with dissension , and unable to cope with even a small - scale invasion . These assurances happened to be directly contrary to reports of Castro's military strength by experts ...
... Castro's army as poorly equipped , poorly trained , riddled with dissension , and unable to cope with even a small - scale invasion . These assurances happened to be directly contrary to reports of Castro's military strength by experts ...
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... Castro's air force . The lack of detailed questioning about these matters is remarkable when we consider that President Kennedy started off with strong misgivings about the amount of anti - Castro support that could be mustered on the ...
... Castro's air force . The lack of detailed questioning about these matters is remarkable when we consider that President Kennedy started off with strong misgivings about the amount of anti - Castro support that could be mustered on the ...
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... Castro's highly effective jet planes , which subsequently prevented ammunition and sup- plies from reaching the beleaguered invaders . On this point , however , Sorensen argues that " there is no reason to believe that Castro's air ...
... Castro's highly effective jet planes , which subsequently prevented ammunition and sup- plies from reaching the beleaguered invaders . On this point , however , Sorensen argues that " there is no reason to believe that Castro's air ...
Contents
Why So Many Miscalculations? | 2 |
The Bay of Pigs | 14 |
The Wrong | 48 |
Copyright | |
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