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 63
... American Affairs Roy Rubottom , I feigned polite aloofness to his concrete state- ment that the U.S. Government wished to know how and in what form it could cooperate with the Cuban Government in the solution of the most pressing ...
... American Affairs Roy Rubottom , I feigned polite aloofness to his concrete state- ment that the U.S. Government wished to know how and in what form it could cooperate with the Cuban Government in the solution of the most pressing ...
Page 364
... U.S. battleship Maine , anchored in Ha- vana harbor , blows up . April : The U.S. declares war on Spain . December : End of Spanish - American War and beginning of a U.S. military government in Cuba committed to con- solidating peace ...
... U.S. battleship Maine , anchored in Ha- vana harbor , blows up . April : The U.S. declares war on Spain . December : End of Spanish - American War and beginning of a U.S. military government in Cuba committed to con- solidating peace ...
Page 366
... U.S. Ambassador Smith informs Batista that the United States would not support his government nor that of his successor , and that it would be advisable for him to leave Cuba . January 1 : Batista resigns and flees by plane to the Do ...
... U.S. Ambassador Smith informs Batista that the United States would not support his government nor that of his successor , and that it would be advisable for him to leave Cuba . January 1 : Batista resigns and flees by plane to the Do ...
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| Title | And the Russians Stayed: The Sovietization of Cuba : a Personal Portrait |
| Authors | Néstor T. Carbonell, Néstor Carbonell Cortina |
| Publisher | Morrow, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 3 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 0688072135, 9780688072131 |
| Length | 384 pages |
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