The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965-1991: From Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale

by Edward George

Book Overview

A new examination of why Cuba, a Caribbean country, sent half a million of its citizens to fight in Angola in Africa, and how a short-term intervention escalated into a lengthy war of intervention.

It clearly details how in January 1965 Cuba formed an alliance with the Angolan MPLA which evolved into the flagship of its global 'internationalist' mission, spawning the military intervention of November 1975 culminating in Cuba's spurious 'victory'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415350158
• ISBN13: 9780415350150
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"