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 123
... thousand supported by a large number of guajiros and members of the underground . Determined to quell the rapidly spreading rebellion , Castro deployed twelve thousand soldiers and eighty thousand militia- men to the Escambray in late ...
... thousand supported by a large number of guajiros and members of the underground . Determined to quell the rapidly spreading rebellion , Castro deployed twelve thousand soldiers and eighty thousand militia- men to the Escambray in late ...
Page 300
... thousand Cuban parents who could not leave the island in the early 1960s to part with their children and send them ... thousand live births . It should be noted , however , that when Castro came to power , infant mortality in Cuba , at ...
... thousand Cuban parents who could not leave the island in the early 1960s to part with their children and send them ... thousand live births . It should be noted , however , that when Castro came to power , infant mortality in Cuba , at ...
Page 332
... thousand Cuban troops into An- gola - later increased to 50,000 , was not exactly what Kissinger had in mind . The ... thousand common criminals , spies , and social misfits . Prior to the Mariel migration , while the Carter ...
... thousand Cuban troops into An- gola - later increased to 50,000 , was not exactly what Kissinger had in mind . The ... thousand common criminals , spies , and social misfits . Prior to the Mariel migration , while the Carter ...
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