num_pages: 301
description: In fewer than 72 hours of combat in April 1961, Cuba’s revolutionary armed forces defeated a U.S.-organized invasion by 1,500 mercenaries. In the process, the Cuban people set an example for workers, farmers, and youth the world over that with political consciousness, class solidarity, courage, and revolutionary leadership, one can stand up to enormous might and seemingly insurmountable odds—and win. Foreword by Jack Barnes, 20-page photo section and other photos, maps, charts, chronology, glossary, further reading, index. Now with enlarged type.
language: English
title: Playa Girón/Bay of Pigs: Washington's First Military Defeat in the Americas
titlecomplete: Playa Girón/Bay of Pigs: Washington's First Military Defeat in the Americas
ratings_count: 13
places: Florida, Cuba
publisher: Pathfinder