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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While this was going on , my family , among many others , started to feel the effects of the revolutionary storm that was lash- ing the island . My uncle Manolo Cortina , a career foreign service officer who had held a high post at the ...
While this was going on , my family , among many others , started to feel the effects of the revolutionary storm that was lash- ing the island . My uncle Manolo Cortina , a career foreign service officer who had held a high post at the ...
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Microwave stations at Girón and Playa Larga relayed de- tails of the invasion to Castro's headquarters at about 1:15 A.M. on Monday , April 17 , scarcely one hour after the liberation forces had started to disembark .
Microwave stations at Girón and Playa Larga relayed de- tails of the invasion to Castro's headquarters at about 1:15 A.M. on Monday , April 17 , scarcely one hour after the liberation forces had started to disembark .
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Absent a strong , cohesive force to contain the triumphant Sandinistas , they grabbed the reins of power when the Somoza dynasty fell in July 1979 , and they gradually started to build a Marxist - Leninist infrastructure with Nicaraguan ...
Absent a strong , cohesive force to contain the triumphant Sandinistas , they grabbed the reins of power when the Somoza dynasty fell in July 1979 , and they gradually started to build a Marxist - Leninist infrastructure with Nicaraguan ...
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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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