Castro's Cuba: Quo Vadis?
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The United States, particularly the Army, has a long history of involvement with Cuba. It has included, among others, the Spanish-American War of 1898, military interventions in 1906 and 1912, the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion, the 1962 Missile Crisis, counterinsurgency, and low intensity warfare in Latin America and Africa against Cuban supported guerrilla movements. During the Cold War, Fidel Castro's Communist takeover on January 1, 1959, heightened U.S. concerns and highlighted the threat Cuba posed as a strategic ally of the Soviet Union. The collapse of the Soviet bloc in the 1990s raised hopes for an end to the Communist regime in Cuba. However, after almost 5 decades of authoritarian one-man rule, the Cuban dictator remains firmly in power. On July 31, his brother, Raul Castro, assumed provisional presidential power after an official announcement that Fidel was ill and would undergo surgery. This monograph is designed to contribute to the process of understanding the strategic and political...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1312307269
ISBN13:9781312307261
Release Date:June 2014
Publisher:Lulu.com
Length:54 Pages
Weight:0.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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