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 94
... started to tune in to the evening transmissions of Radio Swan . Castro went berserk and harassed the listeners as counterrevolutionaries . This was hardly a surprise , for tyrants who boast of armies and strength shudder when haunted by ...
... started to tune in to the evening transmissions of Radio Swan . Castro went berserk and harassed the listeners as counterrevolutionaries . This was hardly a surprise , for tyrants who boast of armies and strength shudder when haunted by ...
Page 111
... started with Bolívar in Venezuela in 1810 and ended with Martí in Cuba in 1895. Martí was not only a liberator , but also a gifted writer , poet , orator , propagandist , and visionary . Having lived some fifteen years as an exile in ...
... started with Bolívar in Venezuela in 1810 and ended with Martí in Cuba in 1895. Martí was not only a liberator , but also a gifted writer , poet , orator , propagandist , and visionary . Having lived some fifteen years as an exile in ...
Page 167
... started to disembark . One of the planes made a di- rect rocket hit , and the ship started to take on water . Miracu- lously , the Houston , which was laden with ammunition and gasoline , did not explode , and its courageous captain ...
... started to disembark . One of the planes made a di- rect rocket hit , and the ship started to take on water . Miracu- lously , the Houston , which was laden with ammunition and gasoline , did not explode , and its courageous captain ...
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