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Conflicting missions Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976

Title
Conflicting missions [electronic resource] : Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976 / Piero Gleijeses.
Author
Gleijeses, Piero.
Publication
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2002.

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Description
1 online resource (xix, 552 p.) : ill., maps.
Series Statement
Envisioning Cuba
Uniform Title
Conflicting missions (Online)
Alternative Title
Conflicting missions (Online)
Subject
  • National liberation movements > Africa
  • Cold War
  • Cuba > Foreign relations > Africa
  • Africa > Foreign relations > Cuba
  • Cuba > Foreign relations > 1959-1990
  • Africa > Foreign relations > 1960-
  • United States > Foreign relations > Africa
  • Africa > Foreign relations > United States
  • United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [503]-538) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: I Castro's Cuba, 1959-1964 12 -- 2 Cuba's First Venture in Africa: Algeria 30 -- 3 Flee! The White Giants Are Coming! 57 -- 4 Castro Turns to Central Africa 77 -- 6 Che in Zaire 1ol -- 6 A Successful Covert Operation 124 -- 7 American Victory 137 -- 8 Cubans in the Congo i6o -- 9 Guerrillas in Guinea-Bissau 185 -- 10 Castro's Cuba, 1965-1975 214 -- 11 The Collapse of the Portuguese Empire 230 -- 12 The Gathering Storm: Angola,January-October 1975 246 -- 13 South Africa's Friends 273 -- 14 Pretoria Meets Havana 300 -- 15 Cuban Victory 328 -- 16 Repercussions 347 -- 17 Looking Back 373 -- Appendix 397 -- Notes 399 -- Bibliography 503 -- Index 539.
LCCN
2001027417
OCLC
ssj0000128647
Author
Gleijeses, Piero.
Title
Conflicting missions [electronic resource] : Havana, Washington, and Africa, 1959-1976 / Piero Gleijeses.
Imprint
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2002.
Series
Envisioning Cuba
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [503]-538) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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