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Raúl Castro and Cuba : a military story /

This book tells the story of the military life of the longest serving minister of defense of any country in recent times. While the picture that often emerges of Raul Castro is that of a colorless younger brother of Fidela product essentially of that grander figure₇this book analyzes Raul Castro as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klepak, H. P.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Studies of the Americas.
Subjects:
Castro, Raúl, > 1930-
Castro, Raúl, > 1930- > Military leadership.
Castro, Raúl, > 1930- > Political and social views.
Cuba > Military policy.
Cuba > Politics and government > 1959-1990.
Cuba > Politics and government > 1990-
Soldiers > Cuba > Biography.
Cabinet officers > Cuba > Biography.
Presidents > Cuba > Biography.
HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Youth, soldier, officer, first command
  • Minister but nonetheless a soldier
  • We'll Have to Think Again : the '80s and the weakening of the Soviet Connection
  • The Special Period for Raúl, the FAR and Cuba
  • Partial Recuperation and Last Years as Minister
  • A Military Man as President
  • A Revolutionary Soldier and "His" Revolutionary Defence System
  • Conclusions.