Table of Contents

the complete text of the CIA report - a critical introduction - the newly declassified response to the report from Richard Bissell, who masterminded the operation - the first joint interview with the managers of the invasion, Jacob Esterline and Colonel Jack Hawkins - a comprehensive chronology - biographies of the key participants

About the Author

Peter Kornblugh directs the Cuba Documentation Project at the National Security Archive. The Archive serves scholars, journalists, Congress, public interest organizations, and citizens by obtaining and disseminating internal U.S. government documentation that is indispensable for informed public debate.

Reviews

"One of the most secret documents of the Cold War" (New York Times) - "The most brutally frank and honest government document ever written." - Evan Thomas, Deputy Managing Editor, Newsweek - "There is little wonder why the spy agency has guarded [this report] so jealously." - Associated Press - "A picture of an agency shot through with deadly self-deception ... An untapped well of cold, hard facts." - New York Times