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 167
... forces had started to disembark . He swiftly dispatched several battalions to the western front at Playa Larga and to the eastern front at San Blas , and he ordered his air force to take off at dawn and attack the ships facing Playa ...
... forces had started to disembark . He swiftly dispatched several battalions to the western front at Playa Larga and to the eastern front at San Blas , and he ordered his air force to take off at dawn and attack the ships facing Playa ...
Page 169
... force commander went like this : 99 Task force commander : " Hello , Pepe , how are you ?. Pepe : " Where have you been , you son of a bitch ? Where the hell have you been ? You have abandoned us . " Task force commander : " I know that ...
... force commander went like this : 99 Task force commander : " Hello , Pepe , how are you ?. Pepe : " Where have you been , you son of a bitch ? Where the hell have you been ? You have abandoned us . " Task force commander : " I know that ...
Page 227
... forces under the command of General C. O. Slazenko es- timated to exceed 30,000 . ( Washington belatedly acknowledged ... Force Units ; Major General Fedor Mikhaylovich Bendonesko , Chief of Staff of Army Mechanized Groups and Support ...
... forces under the command of General C. O. Slazenko es- timated to exceed 30,000 . ( Washington belatedly acknowledged ... Force Units ; Major General Fedor Mikhaylovich Bendonesko , Chief of Staff of Army Mechanized Groups and Support ...
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