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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... forces.22 In July 1959 , Castro's former chief of the air force , Major Pedro Luis Díaz Lanz , testified before a U.S. Senate sub- committee that a Soviet submarine had delivered modern arms to Raúl Castro on the northern shore of ...
... forces.22 In July 1959 , Castro's former chief of the air force , Major Pedro Luis Díaz Lanz , testified before a U.S. Senate sub- committee that a Soviet submarine had delivered modern arms to Raúl Castro on the northern shore of ...
Page 167
... forces had started to disembark . 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 ...
... forces had started to disembark . 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 ...
Page 169
... force commander went like this : Task force commander : " Hello , Pepe , how are you ? . . Pepe : " Where have you been , you son of a bitch ? Where the hell have you been ? You have abandoned us . ” Task force commander : " I know that ...
... force commander went like this : Task force commander : " Hello , Pepe , how are you ? . . Pepe : " Where have you been , you son of a bitch ? Where the hell have you been ? You have abandoned us . ” Task force commander : " I know that ...
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