Fulgencio Batista: The Making of a Dictatorvolume 1

ISBN-13: 9780813537016 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 416 str.

Frank Argote-Freyre

Opis

Pawn of the U.S. government. Right-hand man to the mob. Iron-fisted dictator. For decades, public understanding of the pre-Revolutionary Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista has been limited to these stereotypes. While on some level they all contain an element of truth, these superficial characterizations barely scratch the surface of the complex and compelling career of this important political figure. Second only to Fidel Castro, Batista is the most controversial leader in modern Cuban history. And yet, until now, there has been no objective biography written about him