Cold War in the Congo: The Confrontation of Cuban Military Forces, 1960-1967

ISBN-13: 9781138520721 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 236 str.

Frank Villafana

Opis

It is widely acknowledged that Congo became an East- West battlefield during the first half of the decade of the 1960s, yet the participation of Cuban exiles in the struggles is rarely noted

Spis treści

1: Congo on the Cross-Hair of Communism; 1: Importance of Congo; 2: Castro’s Early Interest in Africa; 3: Lumumba; 2: Cuban Exiles Defend Congo; 4: Why Send Cuban Exiles to Defend Congo?; 5: Katanga Secession; 6: Simba Rebellion; 7: Rescue Operations; 3: Cubans versus Cubans in Congo; 8: Castro Prepares to Invade Congo; 9: Guevara’s Algeria Speech; 10: Castro’s Congo Intervention Fails; 4: Aftermath; 11: Constitutional Deadlock; 12: Revolt of the Mercenaries; 13: Postscript

O autorze

Frank Villafana