Castro's final hour / the secret story behind the coming downfall of communist Cuba - Oppenheimer, Andres
the secret story behind the coming downfall of communist Cuba
KORTE INHOUD
Castro's Final Hour is the first book to describe the breakdown of Cuban communism and the gradual unraveling of Castro's three-decade hold on the island. Reported from inside Cuba by Pulitzer Prize-winning Miami Herald correspondent Andres Oppenheimer in the wake of the Soviet bloc's collapse, this is a book whose extraordinary disclosures and engrossing detail tell a remarkable story. Mr. Oppenheimer's lively narrative opens with the 1989 firing-squad execution of Cuba's most decorated army general, a hero of the Cuban Revolution. It was the first sign of a rift in Castro's ranks as glasnost and perestroika burst onto the world stage. Oppenheimer reveals the drug scandals that plagued the upper reaches of Castro's regime, and proves that there were blatantly political motivations behind subsequent executions of Fidel Castro's top military aides. From there, we are drawn into the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the demise of Castro's dream. Among the book's astonishing revelations: How the U.S. govern...
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1992 Uitgever: Simon & Schuster 461 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0671728733 ISBN-13: 9780671728731Helaas, laatste exemplaar van deze editie is recent verkocht!
