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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jones provides a concise, incisive, and dramatic account of President Eisenhower's disastrous attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. He deftly examines the train of missteps and self-deceptions that led to the invasion of U.S.-trained exiles at the Bay of Pigs.
7) Fidel!
Publisher
Microcinema
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Español
Description
A personal portrait of a political phenomenon and a view of the developments since the revolution a mere ten years before, Fidel! gives a rare glimpse into the everyday life of the Cuban people and their leader.
Author
Language
English
Description
When veteran war reporter Benjamin Hall woke up in Kyiv on the morning of March 14, 2022, he had no idea that, within hours, Russian bombs would nearly end his life. As a journalist for Fox News, Hall had worked in dangerous war zones like Syria and Afghanistan, but with three young daughters at home, life on the edge was supposed to be a thing of the past. Yet when Russia viciously attacked Ukraine in February 2022, Hall quickly volunteered to go....
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Trace Kennedy's rise to the country's highest position - from his naval career to the presidency. Discover the truth behind the events surrounding the sinking of the world's most famous torpedo boat and the basis for the book, Profiles in Courage. View the entire first televised politcal debate with Richard M. Nixon, believed to clinched the eventual win. Relive the drama and hope as Kennedy secures his party's nomination for president and how he...
Publisher
Sun Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
South Africa's armed forces invaded Angola in 1975, setting off a war that had consequences for the whole region that are still felt today. A Far-Away War contributes to a wider understanding of this war in Angola and Namibia. The book does not only look at the war from an 'old' South African (Defence Force) perspective, but also gives a voice to participants 'on the other side' -- emphasising the role of the Cubans and Russians. This focus is supplemented...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine just before dawn on 24 February 2022, it marked his latest and most overt attempt to brutally conquer the country, and reshaped the world order. Christopher Miller, the Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times and the foremost journalist covering the country, was there on the ground when the first Russian missiles struck and troops stormed over the...
Author
Series
Ethnographic studies in subjectivity volume 1
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English