Crisis In Cuba: Bay Of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis

Crisis In Cuba: Bay Of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis And Guantanamo Naval Base

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Video contains three films documenting: the role the U.S. played in the Bay Of Pigs invasion; the October 1962 crisis that led the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war; and the unique role "GITMO" has played during the Cold War.

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Run time: 70 minutes

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Review of "Crisis In Cuba: Bay Of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis And Guantanamo Naval Base"

"The Bay Of Pigs"

This film provides an indepth documetation of the U.S. backed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. Contain excellent footage of Cuban exiles training and coverage of the events leading up to and during the invasion.

"One Week in October," The Cuban Missile Crisis:

This film is a U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Civil Defense production. In October 1962 the U.S. prepared for a nuclear war because of Soviet missiles in Cuba. Personnel fall-out shelters, emergency food rations, etc. had been designated.

Cuba had been receiving Soviet economic assistance, but U.S. reconnaissance planes on Oct. 14 had taken photos of Soviet offensive missiles and their launching sites in Cuba. The U.S. military was placed on alert: Strategic Air Command bombers were dispersed; Navy aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines were on station at sea; the Strategic Army Corps was established; the 1st Armored Division was moved from Texas to Georgia; Tactical Air Command aircraft were placed on advanced alert, many of which had moved to Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida; U.S. Army Hawk anti-aircraft missile battalions were moved to Florida; U.S. Marines from the Atlantic Fleet amphibious ready group were landed at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and all dependents there were evacuated to the U.S. On October 20 photos were taken of Soviet IL-28 bombers, and medium and intermediate range missiles in Cuba.

On October 22, President Kennedy declared a quarantine on all ships carrying missiles enroute to Cuba, and had the U.S. armed forces prepare for any emergency. B-52 bombers were on world-wide alert flying 24-hour missions which included air-to-air refueling. Navy cruisers and destroyers intercepted and inspected several Russian ships enroute to Cuba but no missiles were found. On October 25, U.S. Army Nike-Hercules anti-aircraft missiles were placed on 15-minute alert.

Finally, Soviet premier Kruschev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba. These actions were confirmed by U.S. aircraft as the missile sites were dismantled and the missiles left Cuba in Soviet ships. The U.S. and the world had come to the brink of nuclear war for the first time.

"GITMO (Guantanamo Naval Base)

This film explores the events at the base during and after the missile crisis, featuring the role that Marines played in providing security for the base. Highlights include the shutting off of water to the base by the Cuban government and the expulsion of thousands of Cuban civilian wokers from the naval base.

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