Playa Girón/Bay of Pigs: Washington's First Military Defeat in the Americas - Softcover

Fidel Castro; Jose Ramon Fernandez

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087348925X ISBN 13: 9780873489256

Publisher: Pathfinder, 2001

Synopsis

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

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From the Publisher:

In less than 72 hours of combat during April 1961 near the Bay of Pigs, Cuba's revolutionary militias, police, and armed forces defeated an invasion by 1,500 mercenaries armed, trained, supported, and deployed by Washington. In the process, the Cuban people not only transformed both their country and themselves, they set an example for workers, farmers, and youth across the Americas and the world. With political consciousness, class solidarity, unflinching courage, and a revolutionary leadership that displays an impeccable sense of timing, it is possible to stand up to enormous might and seemingly insurmountable odds -- and win. The example is one that 40 years later the U.S. rulers can still neither accept nor extinguish. With a foreword by Jack Barnes.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish

About this edition

• Publisher: Pathfinder
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 087348925X
• ISBN 13: 9780873489256
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 301