Mobilizing working people, Cuba defeats Bay of Pigs invasion
Vol. 85/No. 16 - April 26, 2021![José Ramón Fernández walks ahead of Cuban soldiers aiding captured mercenary in April 1961. U.S.-backed invasion was “well organized, well armed and well supported, but lacked a just cause to defend,” Fernández said. “Firm support for the revolution and Fidel was decisive.”](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Fernandez_8516-300x205.jpg)
This week’s special book feature is Playa Girón/Bay of Pigs: Washington’s First Military Defeat in the Americas by Fidel Castro and José Ramón Fernández, marking the 60th anniversary of this historic event. Fernández was one of a group of army…