About this episode

The episode discusses General David Shoup's use of visual aids during a White House meeting in 1962 to illustrate the challenges of invading Cuba.

The Historical Story: Spring 1962: General David Shoup at White House meeting about potential Cuba invasionUsed two transparencies to make his point about invasion difficultyFirst transparency: Cuba map overlaid on USA - stretched from DC past Chicago (over 800 miles)Second transparency: Dot representing tiny Tarawa islandTarawa: 2 square miles, took 18,000 Marines three days to conquer in WWIIShoup had commanded Marines at Tarawa, earned Medal of HonorTwo visuals transformed Cuba invasion fr...

Topics covered

• Cuba invasion
• military strategy
• visual persuasion
• historical analysis
• General David Shoup
• transparency visuals

Keywords

• Cuba
• General David Shoup
• visuals
• military strategy
• Tarawa
• invasion difficulty
• historical context

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Medal of Honor

Places: Cuba, USA, Tarawa

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