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Playa Giron Bahia De Cochinos Primer Derrota Militar De Washington En America

Playa Giron Bahia De Cochinos  Primer Derrota Militar De Washington En America
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  • ISBN-13: 9780873489270
  • ISBN: 0873489276
  • Edition: 1
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Publisher: Pathfinder Press

AUTHOR

Fernandez, Jose Ramon, Waters, Mary-Alice, Castro, Fidel

SUMMARY

En menos de 72 horas de combate en abril de 1961, las fuerzas armadas revolucionarias de Cuba derrotaron una invasion de 1500 mercenarios organizada por Washington. Al hacerlo, el pueblo cubano sento un ejemplo para los trabajadores, agricultores y jovenes en todo el mundo: que dotados de conciencia politica, solidaridad de clase, valor indoblegable y una direccion revolucionaria, es posible hacer frente a un poderio enorme y a probabilidades aparentemente irreversibles, y vencer."Incluye traducciones de una docena de fuentes primarias cubanas sobre la invasion de Bahia de Cochinos con el respaldo de Estados Unidos.... Incluye tambien la transcripcion de 48 paginas del testimonio dado por Jose Ramon Fernandez Alvarez en 1999 sobre el papel que desempeno a la cabeza de las tropas cubanas que combatieron contra los invasores en Playa Giron. Fotografias, mapas y diagramas ofrecen un complemento util al texto."-Hispanic American Historical Review "Presenta una coleccion diversa de discursos, comunicados y testimonios de ese periodo, de personas como Fidel Castro y Che Guevara. Captura bastante bien la aguda tension politica, y la victoria lograda, en aquellos trascendentales dias de abril de 1961. Con fascinantes mapas militares, fotografias y una cronologia completa de la epoca, el libro ofrece detalles previamente ineditos sobre la invasion respaldada por la CIA y la consecuente derrota de 1500 mercenarios en Bahia de Cochinos.... [Ofrece] una viva impresion de la valentia y firmeza de las fuerzas revolucionarias cubanas, y su voluntad de defender a cualquier costo los principios socialistas de la Revolucion.... Fuente de inspiracion inapreciable."-An Phoblacht/Republican NewsPrologo por Jack Barnes, seccion de fotos de 20 paginas, mapas, tablas, chronologia, glosario, mas lectura, indice. In fewer than 72 hours of combat in April 1961, Cuba's revolutionary armed forces defeated a U.S.-organized invasion by 1,500 mercenaries. In the process, the Cuban people set an example for workers, farmers, and youth the world over that with political consciousness, class solidarity, courage, and revolutionary leadership, one can stand up to enormous might and seemingly insurmountable oddsand win. "Includes translations of a dozen Cuban primary source documents on the U.S.-backed invasion at the Bay of Pigs.... The documents ... tell a familiar story, but they tell it well. Also contains Jose Ramon Fernandez Alvarez's 1999 testimony about his role leading Cuban troops against the invaders at Playa Giron. Photographs, maps, and charts throughout the book provide a useful supplement to the text."Hispanic American Historical Review "A varied collection of speeches, communiques and testimonies from the time, by those such as Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, are presented. These well catch the knife-edged political tension and subsequent triumph of the momentous days in April 1961. Using fascinating military maps, photographs and a full chronology of the time, the book provides previously unpublished details surrounding the CIA-backed invasion and the subsequent defeat of the 1,500 US mercenaries at the Bay of Pigs.... [Gives] a real feel for the bravery and conviction of the revolutionary Cuban forces, and their willingness to defend the socialist principles of the Revolution at any cost.... Provides invaluable inspiration."An Phoblacht/Republican News Foreword by Jack Barnes, 20-page photo section and other photos, maps, charts, chronology, glossary, further reading, index.Fernandez, Jose Ramon is the author of 'Playa Giron Bahia De Cochinos Primer Derrota Militar De Washington En America', published 2001 under ISBN 9780873489270 and ISBN 0873489276.

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