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The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965-1991: From Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale (Cass Military Studies)

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A new examination of why Cuba, a Caribbean country, sent half 1,000,000 of its citizens to fight in Angola in Africa, and how a short-term intervention escalated into a lengthy war of intervention.

It clearly main points how in January 1965 Cuba formed an alliance with the Angolan MPLA which evolved into the flagship of its global ‘internationalist’ mission, spawning the army 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 subject 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 once no longer such a lot an heroic gesture of solidarity, but somewhat a last-ditch gamble to avert disaster. By examining Cuba’s role within the Angolan War in a global context, this book demonstrates how the interaction between the numerous players in Angola shaped and affected Cuba’s intervention as it headed towards its controversial conclusion.

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