castro, fidel

Provides a detailed account of the US-backed military invasion of Cuba in 1961, examining CIA documents, discussing President John F. Kennedy's denial and involvement in the invasion, and examining whether the CIA manipulated Kennedy to approve a plan that would eventually involve the US military.

Responsible for protecting the life of Fidel Castro for seventeen years, Juan Reinaldo Sanchez was party to his secret life as well as his public life. From the ghost town in which guerrillas from several continents were trained; to Castro's immense personal fortune (including a huge property portfolio and a secret paradise island); the seizure of public money; and family relationships with his nine children from five different partners, Sanchez saw it all. This expose reveals countless state secrets and shows Castro as the genius war leader in Nicaragua and Angola, the paranoid autocrat at home, a master spy and Machiavellian diplomat, and an accomplice to drug traffickers. Sanchez displeased Castro after he asked to retire early. After his imprisonment and torture, he escaped from Cuba in 2008, and made a new life in Miami where he passed away in May 2015.

Examines the 12 most amazing facts about the Cuban missile crisis. Provides information about the event’s critical moments, key players, and lasting effects.

In 1953 Havana, tough war veteran Earl Swagger is conned into being the CIA's pawn, sent to assassinate the threatening young revolutionary Castro, while a Russian veteran of the same grit is sent to protect Swagger's target.

Draws from hundreds of interviews with a wide range of sources to examine the life and career of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and includes four extensive interviews with Castro.

An expose of the CIA's inner workings in Cuba during the 1950s and 1960s reveals the Agency's efforts to halt opposition to Fidel Castro after the Cuban Revolution and install a CIA-friendly figurehead in Castro's position, documenting the contributions of King Ranch proprietor Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and the mysterious disappearance of Camilo Cienfuegos.

Chronicles the life of Fidel Castro through a series of interviews conducted by Ignacio Ramonet, discussing his parents, influences, role in the revolution, and the Bay of Pigs; and provides insight into the leader's opinions on human rights, freedom of the press, and other world leaders, including George W. Bush and Tony Blair.

Examines the causes and effects of uprisings in Cuba, from Spanish colonial rule to independence, and looks at the controversial leadership and philosophies of communist dictator Fidel Castro.

Explores the life of Fidel Castro, examining perceptions of his role as either a dictator or a liberator, focusing on how he is seen by Latin Americans over his fifty years of leadership, and covers the pressure he has received from the United States and the Soviet Union and his influence on other insurgencies and uprisings around the world.