Vida Clandestina: My Life in the Cuban Revolution

By Enrique Oltuski and Thomas Christensen

Book Overview

Vida Clandestina is the first U.S. publication of the dramatic memoir of an important Cuban revolutionary who led a dangerous double life from 1952 to1959. Educated at University of Miami, then a high-ranking manager and engineer for Shell Oil, Enrique Oltuski was also a leader in the urban guerilla 26th of July Movement in Havana and Santa Clara, risking his life to join forces with Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, and working at the highest level of the Cuban government in the forty-three years since.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787961698
• ISBN13: 9780787961695
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Great inside view of the Cuban Revolution

Mr. Oltusky takes us with him through his journey from a Jewish kid growing up in Cuba to one of the men who help reshape the island. Wonderful insights into the Cuban revolutionary movement from an urban perspective. Historical characters come to life as the Cuban revolution takes shape. An excellent read on many levels- personal, tactical, historical - all provided with a humanistic point of view. Highly recommened.

Great read

The true story of one man's part in the struggle to win freedom from US domination.