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Author : Tom Miller
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816535866
"A collection of renowned travel writer Tom Miller's best musings on the history and culture of Cuba"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Howard I. Blutstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Cuba
ISBN : UOM:39015019377715
Manual descriptivo de Cuba.
Author : Carmelo Mesa-Lago
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1993-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822974567
Ten original essays by an international team of scholars specializing in Cuba, the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Latin America focus on the fall of communism in Europe and the transition to a market economy. Major themes of this study are the impact of the USSR's collapse on Cuba, how the historic events in Europe have affected the Central and South American Left, their implications to Cuba, Cuba's policies for confronting the crisis, and potential scenarios for the political and economic transformation of Cuba.
Author : Peter Polack
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612001968
A fascinating chronicle of the Cold War battle where US and Soviet weapons, as well as Cuban and South African troops, took part in the Angolan Civil War. In the late 1980s, as America prepared to claim its victory in the Cold War over the Soviet Union, a bloody war still raged in Southern Africa, where proxy forces from both sides vied for control of Angola. The socialist Angolan government, stocked with Soviet weapons, had only to wipe out the resistance group UNITA, secretly supplied by the United States, in order to claim sovereignty. But as Angolan forces gained the upper hand, apartheid-era South Africa stepped in to protect its own interests. The white army crossing the border prompted the Angolans to call on their own foreign reinforcements—the army of Communist Cuba. Thus began the epic Battle of Cuito Cuanavale: an odd match-up of South African Boers against Castro’s armed forces. While South Africa was subject to an arms boycott since 1977, the Cuban and Angolan troops had the latest Soviet weapons. But UNITA had its secret US supply line, and the South Africans knew how to fight. As a case study of ferocious fighting between East and West, The Last Hot Battle of the Cold War unveils a remarkable episode in the endgame of the Cold War—one that is largely unknown to the American public.
Author : Ada Ferrer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501154560
In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba, where a momentous revolution had taken power three years earlier. For more than half a century, the stand-off continued--through the tenure of ten American presidents and the fifty-year rule of Fidel Castro. His death in 2016, and the retirement of his brother and successor Raúl Castro in 2021, have spurred questions about the country's future. Meanwhile, politics in Washington--Barack Obama's opening to the island, Donald Trump's reversal of that policy, and the election of Joe Biden--have made the relationship between the two nations a subject of debate once more. Now, award-winning historian Ada Ferrer delivers an ambitious chronicle written for an era that demands a new reckoning with the island's past. Spanning more than five centuries, Cuba: An American History reveals the evolution of the modern nation, with its dramatic record of conquest and colonization, of slavery and freedom, of independence and revolutions made and unmade. Along the way, Ferrer explores the influence of the United States on Cuba and the many ways the island has been a recurring presence in US affairs. This is a story that will give Americans unexpected insights into the history of their own nation and, in so doing, help them imagine a new relationship with Cuba. Filled with rousing stories and characters, and drawing on more than thirty years of research in Cuba, Spain, and the United States--as well as the author's own extensive travel to the island over the same period--this is a stunning and monumental account like no other. --
Author : Princeton Review
Publisher : Princeton Review
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9780804125734
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 800. Equip yourself to ace the SAT U.S. History Subject Test with The Princeton Review's comprehensive study guide—including 3 full-length practice tests, detailed reviews of key U.S. history concepts, and targeted strategies for every question type. This eBook edition has been formatted for on-screen reading with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. SAT U.S. History is a tough exam to prepare for—after all, there's a lot of history to remember! Written by the experts at The Princeton Review, Cracking the SAT U.S. History Subject Test arms you to take on the exam and achieve your highest possible score. Techniques That Actually Work. • Tried-and-true strategies to help you avoid traps and beat the test • Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically • Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harder Everything You Need to Know for a High Score. • Expert subject reviews for every test topic • Up-to-date information on the SAT U.S. History Subject Test • Score conversion tables for accurate self-assessment Practice Your Way to Perfection. • 3 full-length practice tests (2 in the book and 1 online) with detailed answer explanations • Practice drills at the end of each content review chapter • Pop quiz questions throughout the review sections
Author : Jim Whiting
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612288505
The United States and the Soviet Union were two of the nations that defeated Nazi Germany in World War II. Yet their systems of government were completely different. These differences soon developed into the Cold War. Both sides became bitter enemies. But there was no actual fighting. That situation nearly changed in 1961. The Soviets secretly installed missiles with nuclear warheads in Cuba. These missiles could reach many cities in the United States. When President John F. Kennedy learned about these weapons, he confronted Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. The world teetered on the brink of a nuclear war. This is the story of that chilling event.
Author : Vladimir Gennadyevich Shubin
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015082723191
This book analyses the causes of armed conflicts in Southern Africa during the Cold War. It examines the influence of the various external forces in the region during this period and their relationship to local movements and governments. The book focuses on states experiencing violent internal conflict and foreign intervention, that is Angola, Mozambique, Namibia , South Africa and Zimbabwe. The author provides an unique history of the key part that the Soviet Union played in these developments. Spanning 30 years, the book explores how each country struggled for genuine independence against colonialism and apartheid and their place in the wider conflicts encompassed by the Cold War.
Author : Kali Argyriadis,Giulia Bonacci,Adrien Delmas
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781776146352
A history of Atlantic solidarity between Cuba and Africa, in struggle for African independence from colonial powers The Cuban people hold a special place in the hearts of the people of Africa. The Cuban internationalists have made a contribution to African independence, freedom, and justice, unparalleled for its principled and selfless character.’ As Nelson Mandela states, Cuba was a key participant in the struggle for the independence of African countries during the Cold War and the definitive ousting of colonialism from the continent. Beyond the military interventions that played a decisive role in shaping African political history, there were many-sided engagements between the island and the continent. Cuba and Africa, 1959-1994 is the story of tens of thousands of individuals who crossed the Atlantic as doctors, scientists, soldiers, students and artists. Each chapter presents a case study – from Algeria to Angola, from Equatorial Guinea to South Africa – and shows how much of the encounter between Cuba and Africa took place in non-militaristic fields: humanitarian and medical, scientific and educational, cultural and artistic. The historical experience and the legacies documented in this book speak to the major ideologies that shaped the colonial and postcolonial world, including internationalism, developmentalism and South–South cooperation. Approaching African–Cuban relations from a multiplicity of angles, this collection will appeal to an equally wide range of readers, from scholars in black Atlantic studies to cultural theorists and general readers with an interest in contemporary African history.
Author : Grace Roegner Freedman,Princeton Review
Publisher : The Princeton Review
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03
Category : History
ISBN : 037576450X
Reviews topics in American and world history, suggests test-taking strategies, and includes three full-length practice tests.
Author : Grace Roegner Freedman
Publisher : Princeton Review
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : College entrance achievement tests
ISBN : 9780307945587
Reviews topics in American and world history, suggests test-taking strategies, and includes four full-length practice tests.
Author : Grace Roegner Freedman
Publisher : Princeton Review
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780375429088
4 full-length practice tests, review of key historical eras in U.S. and world history and test-taking techniques.
Author : Kenneth M. Pollack
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780190906979
Since the Second World War, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. They have lost many wars that by all rights they should have won, and in their best performances only ever achieved quite modest accomplishments. Over time, soldiers, scholars, and military experts have offered various explanations for this pattern. Reliance on Soviet military methods, the poor civil-military relations of the Arab world, the underdevelopment of the Arab states, and patterns of behavior derived from the wider Arab culture, have all been suggested as the ultimate source of Arab military difficulties. Armies of Sand, Kenneth M. Pollack's powerful and riveting history of Arab armies from the end of World War Two to the present, assesses these differing explanations and isolates the most important causes. Over the course of the book, he examines the combat performance of fifteen Arab armies and air forces in virtually every Middle Eastern war, from the Jordanians and Syrians in 1948 to Hizballah in 2006 and the Iraqis and ISIS in 2014-2017. He then compares these experiences to the performance of the Argentine, Chadian, Chinese, Cuban, North Korean, and South Vietnamese armed forces in their own combat operations during the twentieth century. The book ultimately concludes that reliance on Soviet doctrine was more of a help than a hindrance to the Arabs. In contrast, politicization and underdevelopment were both important factors limiting Arab military effectiveness, but patterns of behavior derived from the dominant Arab culture was the most important factor of all. Pollack closes with a discussion of the rapid changes occurring across the Arab world-political, economic, and cultural-as well as the rapid evolution in war making as a result of the information revolution. He suggests that because both Arab society and warfare are changing, the problems that have bedeviled Arab armed forces in the past could dissipate or even vanish in the future, with potentially dramatic consequences for the Middle East military balance. Sweeping in its historical coverage and highly accessible, this will be the go-to reference for anyone interested in the history of warfare in the Middle East since 1945.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Social Studies
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781560042730
Author : Joseph Smith,Simon Davis
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2000-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810866270
Covering an extensive period and much of the globe, this dictionary presents a year-by-year chronology and alphabetical entries on civilian and military leaders, crucial countries and peripheral conflicts, the increasingly lethal weapons systems, and the various political and military strategies.