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 169
... hundred ( five hundred dead and one thousand wounded ) , and the number of militia deserting or surrendering started to mount . Oliva knew that the brigade had to hang on to the beachhead for at least seventy- two hours to enable the ...
... hundred ( five hundred dead and one thousand wounded ) , and the number of militia deserting or surrendering started to mount . Oliva knew that the brigade had to hang on to the beachhead for at least seventy- two hours to enable the ...
Page 227
... hundred miles . He also indicated that the nuclear- tipped FROG missiles in Cuba , mounted atop Soviet amphibious tank chassis , had a range of up to three hundred miles . More- over , defense analysts warned that the forty - two MiG ...
... hundred miles . He also indicated that the nuclear- tipped FROG missiles in Cuba , mounted atop Soviet amphibious tank chassis , had a range of up to three hundred miles . More- over , defense analysts warned that the forty - two MiG ...
Page 310
... hundred U.S. corporations to open regional offices in southern Florida , in attracting tourists and businessmen from most of the countries south of our shores , and in transforming Miami into the banking center of Latin America . There ...
... hundred U.S. corporations to open regional offices in southern Florida , in attracting tourists and businessmen from most of the countries south of our shores , and in transforming Miami into the banking center of Latin America . There ...
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