Havana Braces For U.S. Invasion
Various dramatic shots of Havana preparing for a U.S. invasion at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis of October, 1962. Anti-aircraft guns point towards the sky. Waterfront area. Streets deserted except for artillery, sandbags, military personnel. Men on rooftops look for planes. A cuban flag flies in front of a building. Ominous.
| Identifier | CLIP-343 |
| Duration | 33 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | 1962 |
| Keywords | cold war, vintage, USSR, prepare, artillery, anti-aircraft, preparation, russia, Soviet Union, ussr, harbor, united states, newsreel, US, coast, United States, crisis, sandbag, ocean, architecture, United States of America, Kennedy administration, Cuban Missile Crisis, nuclear war, tense, historic, history, sea, deserted street, Cuba, Russia, waterfront, soldier, weapon, gun, Havana, invasion, soviet union, military, rooftop, danger, building, flag, ominous, cuba |
