And the Russians Stayed: The Sovietization of Cuba : a Personal PortraitMorrow, 1989 - 384 pages This personal account of the author and members of his family spans thirty years, from January 1, 1959, up until the present day where the Soviets continue to use fortified coves to keep their missiles only 90 miles from America's shores. Photos. |
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Page 104
... Spanish officer boarded the vessel with his men , and in the battle that ensued slashed the ear of the British captain Robert Jenkins . The latter appeared before a committee of the House of Commons investigating alleged Spanish ...
... Spanish officer boarded the vessel with his men , and in the battle that ensued slashed the ear of the British captain Robert Jenkins . The latter appeared before a committee of the House of Commons investigating alleged Spanish ...
Page 110
... Spanish warship on the high seas between Ja- maica and Cuba and taken into Santiago . Aboard were more than a hundred Cuban rebels led by General Oscar Varona and a large quantity of arms , medicine , and provisions . The passengers and ...
... Spanish warship on the high seas between Ja- maica and Cuba and taken into Santiago . Aboard were more than a hundred Cuban rebels led by General Oscar Varona and a large quantity of arms , medicine , and provisions . The passengers and ...
Page 112
... Spanish fire near the town of Punta Brava . While the insurrection gathered momentum , American jour- nalists roused U.S. public opinion against Spain . Joseph Pulitzer's World and William Randolph Hearst's Journal ran horrifying sto ...
... Spanish fire near the town of Punta Brava . While the insurrection gathered momentum , American jour- nalists roused U.S. public opinion against Spain . Joseph Pulitzer's World and William Randolph Hearst's Journal ran horrifying sto ...
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