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 132
... close to Ñongo from the very first day of his arrival . Sorí worked in Havana at a feverish pace to finalize the plans for the crucial offensive . Sabotage campaigns in Havana and other major cities were building to a climax , and ...
... close to Ñongo from the very first day of his arrival . Sorí worked in Havana at a feverish pace to finalize the plans for the crucial offensive . Sabotage campaigns in Havana and other major cities were building to a climax , and ...
Page 172
... close air support immediately . Pepe . " 9:55 A.M. " Can you throw something into this vital point in the battle ? Anything . Just let jet pilots loose . Pepe . " Toward the end the messages carried the signals of despair : " In water ...
... close air support immediately . Pepe . " 9:55 A.M. " Can you throw something into this vital point in the battle ? Anything . Just let jet pilots loose . Pepe . " Toward the end the messages carried the signals of despair : " In water ...
Page 310
... close to $ 1 billion each . One of the most remarkable Cuban - American business suc- cess stories of the last three decades is that of Bacardi , a world- wide rum empire composed of thirteen semiautonomous companies controlled by about ...
... close to $ 1 billion each . One of the most remarkable Cuban - American business suc- cess stories of the last three decades is that of Bacardi , a world- wide rum empire composed of thirteen semiautonomous companies controlled by about ...
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