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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... started with Bolívar in Venezuela in 1810 and ended with Martí in Cuba in 1895. Martí was not only a liberator , but also a gifted writer , poet , orator , propagandist , and visionary . Having lived some fifteen years as an exile in ...
... started with Bolívar in Venezuela in 1810 and ended with Martí in Cuba in 1895. Martí was not only a liberator , but also a gifted writer , poet , orator , propagandist , and visionary . Having lived some fifteen years as an exile in ...
Page 167
... started to disembark . One of the planes made a di- rect rocket hit , and the ship started to take on water . Miracu- lously , the Houston , which was laden with ammunition and gasoline , did not explode , and its courageous captain ...
... started to disembark . One of the planes made a di- rect rocket hit , and the ship started to take on water . Miracu- lously , the Houston , which was laden with ammunition and gasoline , did not explode , and its courageous captain ...
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... started to tilt against the invaders , the guards changed their attitude and became vindictive . Fresh troops ar- rived and fired at the windows of the cells . Then a tarpaulin - cov- ered truck with armed soldiers aboard screeched to a ...
... started to tilt against the invaders , the guards changed their attitude and became vindictive . Fresh troops ar- rived and fired at the windows of the cells . Then a tarpaulin - cov- ered truck with armed soldiers aboard screeched to a ...
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