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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My colleagues and I had envisaged large , well - equipped ships like the ones we had seen on war news- reels . Instead we got five rusty old tubs of the García line : Atlán- tico , Houston , Río ...
My colleagues and I had envisaged large , well - equipped ships like the ones we had seen on war news- reels . Instead we got five rusty old tubs of the García line : Atlán- tico , Houston , Río ...
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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 Larga and Girón .
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 Larga and Girón .
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Informed senators and journalists wondered how the Soviets , with only seven ships , in just one week , had been able to remove all of their strategic missiles from the island . This was hard to believe , inasmuch as they reportedly had ...
Informed senators and journalists wondered how the Soviets , with only seven ships , in just one week , had been able to remove all of their strategic missiles from the island . This was hard to believe , inasmuch as they reportedly had ...
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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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