Title: Cuba Libre!
Description: "Perrottet chronicles the events of the Cuban Revolution and the figures at the center of the guerrilla uprising: Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the scrappy band of rebel men and women who followed them. The general timeline of the Cuban Revolution of 1956-1958: It was led by two of the 20th century's most iconic figures, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara; it successfully overthrew the island nation's US-backed dictator; and it quickly went awry under Castro's rule. In this wildly entertaining and meticulously researched account, Tony Perrottet unravels the human drama behind history's most improbable revolution: a scruffy handful of self-taught revolutionaries--many of them kids just out of college, literature majors, art students and young lawyers, and including a number of women--defeated 40,000 professional soldiers to overthrow the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Cuba Libre's deep dive into the revolution reveals fascinating details and is an entertaining look back at a liberation movement that captured the imagination of the world with its spectacular drama, foolhardy bravery, tragedy, and, sometimes, high comedy--and that set the stage for a buildup of Cold War tension that became a pivotal moment in history"--
Subjects: Cuba, history, History, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 15.85 history of America, Revolution (Cuba : 1959) fast (OCoLC)fst01354503, Revolution (Cuba : 1959) fast (OCoLC)fst01354503 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01354503
People: Fidel Castro (1926-2016), Ernesto Guevara (1928-1967)