And the Russians Stayed: The Sovietization of Cuba : a Personal PortraitThis 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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the roadblocks to San Blas with 57mm cannons , bazookas , and 4.2 mortars , and awaited the onslaught of enemy forces . ... and he ordered his air force to take off at dawn and attack the ships facing Playa Larga and Girón .
the roadblocks to San Blas with 57mm cannons , bazookas , and 4.2 mortars , and awaited the onslaught of enemy forces . ... and he ordered his air force to take off at dawn and attack the ships facing Playa Larga and Girón .
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Displaying superior discipline , strategy , and firepower , the brigade ground forces at Playa Larga held on during the first day against over- whelming odds and with minimal casualties ( ten to twenty dead , forty to fifty wounded ) .
Displaying superior discipline , strategy , and firepower , the brigade ground forces at Playa Larga held on during the first day against over- whelming odds and with minimal casualties ( ten to twenty dead , forty to fifty wounded ) .
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As divulged in our January 1963 report titled " The Strik- ing Military Power of Communist Cuba , " that force included a Soviet motorized division , an armored division and an elite guards division , and was led by four Russian ...
As divulged in our January 1963 report titled " The Strik- ing Military Power of Communist Cuba , " that force included a Soviet motorized division , an armored division and an elite guards division , and was led by four Russian ...
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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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