AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
3min chapter
Soldier of Fortune: The Deadliest Magazine Ever (with Billy Wayne Davis)
Behind the Bastards
The CIA and the Bay of Pigs
Former CIA officer George Bacon read this ad on Soldier of Fortune magazine, and joined the war effort. Like many Rhodesian volunteers, Bacon was killed basically immediately. Daniel Geerhart, a 34 year old Vietnam veteran in financial distress, also replied. His wife told him this was a terrible idea, but Buffkin managed to convince him.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode