{"id":5950319853728,"title":"Soldier of the Cuban Revolution","handle":"soldier-of-the-cuban-revolution_by-luis-alfonso-zayas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe author recounts his experiences over five decades of the revolution. From a teenage combatant in the clandestine struggle and 1956–58 war that brought down the US-backed dictatorship, to serving three times as a leader of the Cuban volunteer forces that helped Angola defeat the army of white-supremacist South Africa, Zayas tells how he and other ordinary men and women in Cuba changed the course of history and, in the process, transformed themselves as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read full review(s), please click the REVIEWS \u0026amp; PROMO tab on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Telling his own life story of being a farm worker to leading armies, [Zayas] provides his own unique perspective on Cuba’s revolution and much more. A fascinating delve into history from another perspective, \u003ci\u003eSoldier of the Cuban Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e would do well in international history collections.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Midwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book’s strength rests … on Zayas’s ability to present an account of the revolution through the eyes of someone who played a significant role in its initiation and consolidation.\"\u003cnobr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e of Latin American Research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The book is a valuable source as it retells a part of Cuba’s history rarely known in the US.… Recommended for public and academic libraries.”\u003cnobr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—REFORMA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Newsletter online review of the Spanish edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The work portrays revolutionary and post-revolutionary Cuba in an uncritically positive light, making this volume interesting, in an era of historical and political relativism, for its forthright pro-socialist narrative.” \u003cnobr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Research\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Book News\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Presents events of the Cuban revolution through the eyes of a man who was there, playing an intimate role in these momentous events” \u003cnobr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—ForeWord\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--This book is part of a series, \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/s.nl\/it.A\/id.1048\/.f\"\u003e The Cuban Revolution in World Politics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. 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From a teenage combatant in the clandestine struggle and 1956–58 war that brought down the US-backed dictatorship, to serving three times as a leader of the Cuban volunteer forces that helped Angola defeat the army of white-supremacist South Africa, Zayas tells how he and other ordinary men and women in Cuba changed the course of history and, in the process, transformed themselves as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read full review(s), please click the REVIEWS \u0026amp; PROMO tab on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Telling his own life story of being a farm worker to leading armies, [Zayas] provides his own unique perspective on Cuba’s revolution and much more. A fascinating delve into history from another perspective, \u003ci\u003eSoldier of the Cuban Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e would do well in international history collections.”\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Midwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book’s strength rests … on Zayas’s ability to present an account of the revolution through the eyes of someone who played a significant role in its initiation and consolidation.\"\u003cnobr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e of Latin American Research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The book is a valuable source as it retells a part of Cuba’s history rarely known in the US.… Recommended for public and academic libraries.”\u003cnobr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—REFORMA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Newsletter online review of the Spanish edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The work portrays revolutionary and post-revolutionary Cuba in an uncritically positive light, making this volume interesting, in an era of historical and political relativism, for its forthright pro-socialist narrative.” \u003cnobr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e—Research\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Book News\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Presents events of the Cuban revolution through the eyes of a man who was there, playing an intimate role in these momentous events” \u003cnobr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—ForeWord\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/nobr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--This book is part of a series, \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pathfinderpress.com\/s.nl\/it.A\/id.1048\/.f\"\u003e The Cuban Revolution in World Politics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. 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Soldier of the Cuban Revolution
Introduction by Mary-Alice Waters, photos, index, maps.
Format: Paper
202 Pages
Edition: 1st
Year: 2011
Publisher: Pathfinder Press
ISBN: 9781604880311
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