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 158
... 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 Escondido , Caribe , and Lake Charles . Our misgivings abated , however , when we saw two World War ...
... 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 Escondido , Caribe , and Lake Charles . Our misgivings abated , however , when we saw two World War ...
Page 167
... ships facing Playa Larga and Girón . Time was of the essence for Castro . He was determined to prevent at all costs ... ship started to take on water . Miracu- lously , the Houston , which was laden with ammunition and gasoline ...
... ships facing Playa Larga and Girón . Time was of the essence for Castro . He was determined to prevent at all costs ... ship started to take on water . Miracu- lously , the Houston , which was laden with ammunition and gasoline ...
Page 257
... ships that make up NATO's so- called standing naval force in the Atlantic . More recently , how- ever , recognizing the potential threat to allied shipping in any wartime emergency from Cuban or Soviet ships , planes , and sub- marines ...
... ships that make up NATO's so- called standing naval force in the Atlantic . More recently , how- ever , recognizing the potential threat to allied shipping in any wartime emergency from Cuban or Soviet ships , planes , and sub- marines ...
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