The cuban intervention in Angola, 1965-1991 : from Che Guevara to Cuito Cuanavale /
George, Edward,1972-
London ; New York : Frank Cass,
2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-348) and index.
Internationalism in the Cuban revolution and the birth of the alliance with the MPLA, 1959-65 -- The Cuban mission to Brazzaville and the collapse of the alliance, 1965-74 -- The carnation revolution and the failure of Angola's decolonisation, April 1974-October 1975 -- Operations Savannah and Carlota, October-November 1975 -- 'The second liberation war', November 1975-March 1976 -- The failed withdrawal from Angola, 1976-81 -- 'The people's war' : Cuban internationalists in Angola, 1975-91 -- Abortive peace negotiations and the path to full-scale war, 1981-5 -- The big offensives, 1985-7 -- The battle of Cuito Cuanavale, November 1987-March 1988 -- The fighting in south-west Angola and the negotiating end-game, March-December 1988 -- The sting in the tail : the Ochoa scandal, the death of internationalism and the start of the 'special period', 1989-91.