Covering Castro

by Jay Mallin (Editor)

Overview

A good account of the vicissitudes, fascination, and dangers of covering Fidel Castro; author says, in the end, 'it has been highly satisfying.' Book contains good material on Cuba's foreign adventures, its espionage network, behind-the-scenes accounts of major decisions, and other information—Ha

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781560001560
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	01/30/1994
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Guerrilla Campaign 2. On the Road to Havana 3. Communist Takeover 4. Younger Brother 5. Failed Trumpet 6. Subversive Campaign 7. Dominican Target 8. Adventurous Argentinean 9. Reaching South 10. Angolan Adventure 11. Espionage Directorate 12. America Department 13. Soviet Base 14. Rocky Road I: Castro Crackdown 15. Rocky Road II: Missile Menace 16. Rocky Road III: Pulling the Plug 17. 35 Years and Counting

Editorial Reviews

"The strengths of this work are numerous. Most captivating are the firsthand accounts of events. . . . Mallin's arguments are convincing, precise and consistent with much of the scholarship on revolutionary Cuba. He combines the tools of the journalist . . . with the measured judgment of a scholar. . . . Mallin is to be commended for providing an interesting eyewitness account of the Cuban revolution as well as informed predictions regarding its trajectory in the years to come. This book is useful for the general public and specialists alike." —Fidel Iglesias, CJLACS/RCELAC

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