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 164
... troops without the pressure and disruption produced by continu- ' ous air attacks . One who fully understood the fatal consequences of the cancellation was General Reid Doster , the commanding of- ficer at Happy Valley . Doster became ...
... troops without the pressure and disruption produced by continu- ' ous air attacks . One who fully understood the fatal consequences of the cancellation was General Reid Doster , the commanding of- ficer at Happy Valley . Doster became ...
Page 256
... troops unleashed a stormy debate and forced President Carter to declare in September : " We consider the presence of a Soviet combat brigade in Cuba to be a very serious matter . . . and that this status quo is not ac- ceptable . " To ...
... troops unleashed a stormy debate and forced President Carter to declare in September : " We consider the presence of a Soviet combat brigade in Cuba to be a very serious matter . . . and that this status quo is not ac- ceptable . " To ...
Page 266
... troops , and guerrilla instructors to Guinea , Gabon , Cameroon , Congo , Mozambique , and Malawi . Despite the breadth of Cuba's military commitments announced during the 1966 Tricontinental Conference held in Havana , Wash- ington did ...
... troops , and guerrilla instructors to Guinea , Gabon , Cameroon , Congo , Mozambique , and Malawi . Despite the breadth of Cuba's military commitments announced during the 1966 Tricontinental Conference held in Havana , Wash- ington did ...
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