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The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965-1991: From Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale Hardcover - 2005

by Edward George


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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' at Cuito Cuanavale and Cuba's fifteen-year occupation of Angola.

Drawing on interviews with leading protagonists, first-hand accounts and archive material from Cuba, Angola and South Africa, this new book dispels the myths of the Cuban intervention, revealing that Havana's decision to intervene was not so much an heroic gesture of solidarity, but rather a last-ditch gamble to avert disaster. By examining Cuba's role in the Angolan War in a global context, this book demonstrates how the interaction between the many players in Angola shaped and affected Cuba's intervention as it headed towards its controversial conclusion.

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  • Title The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965-1991: From Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale
  • Author Edward George
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 372
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date 2005-01-20
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780415350150 / 0415350158
  • Weight 1.47 lbs (0.67 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.42 x 6.36 x 0.98 in (23.93 x 16.15 x 2.49 cm)
  • Themes
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: African
  • Library of Congress subjects Angola - History - Revolution, 1961-1975 -, Angola - History - Civil War, 1975-2002 -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004013931
  • Dewey Decimal Code 327.729

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2006, Page 61

About the author

Edward George was born and raised in London, and read Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Bristol. In 1996 Bristol awarded him a scholarship to carry out a PhD in Cuban and Angolan history, and this book is the result of the eight years of research which followed. During that time he lived in Havana for over a year, and travelled for six months around South Africa and Angola, visiting some of the remotest parts of the war zone. Dr George is the Cape Verde author for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and is a freelance writer on the politics, economics and history of Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.
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