After the Bay of Pigs: Lives and Liberty on the Line

The untold story of the negotiations that led to the release of Brigade 2506 prisoners of war from Cuban prisons on December 24, 1962. Based on more than nine years of research from the memoirs of Berta Barreto de los Heros, a direct participant in this unique exchange of food and medicines for liberty. "Without Berta's participation many of us may have died or remained in prison to serve the sentence imposed"-said Luis Morse, himself a former prisoner of war and member of the Florida House of Representatives. It is also a tribute to her hard work and to the unceasing activities of lead negotiator, James B. Donovan, attorney for the Cuban Families Committee for the Liberation of the Bay of Pigs Prisoners of War, Inc., and the American Red Cross, the main actors in this unprecedented humanitarian effort. Intriguing, and never-before-revealed conversations provide a glimpse into the state of mind of the Kennedy brothers, Castro, and their top lieutenants on both sides of this not-so-Cold War. Chapter I: The Bay of Pigs Invasion Chapter II: Initial Negotiations Chapter III: The Cuban Families Committee Is Formed Chapter IV: Trials and Tribulations Chapter V: The Revolutionary Trial Chapter VI: A Mother Steps In Chapter VII: The Great Negotiator Chapter VIII: Donovan Takes on the Task Chapter IX: Face To Face Chapter X: Progress And Politics Chapter XI: Terms And Tensions Chapter XII: Politics and Passion on Both Fronts Chapter XIII: The Details Chapter XIV: The Final Negotiations Chapter XV: The Last Hurdle Chapter XVI: A President Explains Epilogue