Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976This is a compelling and dramatic account of Cuban policy in Africa from 1959 to 1976 and of its escalating clash with U.S. policy toward the continent. Piero Gleijeses's fast-paced narrative takes the reader from Cuba's first steps to assist Algerian reb |
Contents
Prologue | 5 |
1 Castros Cuba 19591964 | 12 |
Algeria | 30 |
3 Flee The White Giants Are Coming | 57 |
4 Castro Turns to Central Africa | 77 |
5 Che in Zaire | 101 |
6 A Successful Covert Operation | 124 |
7 American Victory | 137 |
Angola JanuaryOctober 1975 | 246 |
13 South Africas Friends | 273 |
14 Pretoria Meets Havana | 300 |
15 Cuban Victory | 328 |
16 Repercussions | 347 |
17 Looking Back | 373 |
Appendix | 397 |
Notes | 399 |
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Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976 Piero Gleijeses Limited preview - 2002 |
Conflicting Missions: Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976 Piero Gleijeses Limited preview - 2011 |
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