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Raúl Castro and Cuba A Military Story
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This book tells the story of the military life of Raúl Castro, an impressive military commander and highly original thinker who is also the longest-serving minister of defense of any country in rec...
This book tells the story of the military life of Raúl Castro, an impressive military commander and highly original thinker who is also the longest-serving minister of defense of any country in recent times.
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- Creator
- by H. Klepak
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed. 2012
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (183 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780230340749, 9786613845306, 1283532859, 1137043113, 1349343412, 0230340741
- OCLC
- ocn811606060, ocn769987232, ocn802886606
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Youth, soldier, officer, first command -- Minister but nonetheless a soldier -- We'll Have to Think Again : the '80s and the weakening of the Soviet Connection -- The Special Period for Raúl, the FAR and Cuba -- Partial Recuperation and Last Years as Minister -- A Military Man as President -- A Revolutionary Soldier and "His" Revolutionary Defence System -- Conclusions
Subjects
- Latin America—Politics and government.
- Ethnology—Latin America.
- America—History.
- Political science.
- Military history.
- Cuba -- Military policy.
- Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1959-1990.
- Cuba -- Politics and government -- 1990-
- Castro, Raúl, 1930-
- Castro, Raúl, 1930- -- Military leadership.
- Castro, Raúl, 1930- -- Political and social views.