The threat of a direct U.S. invasion of Cuba -- Deployment of Soviet troops in Cuba -- The secrecy of the operation -- Spy flights and the Cuban reply -- Facing foe flights -- Fidel Castro's reflections on the missile crisis -- Neglected dimensions and their revealing -- The material remains and its reuse -- Memories and narrations -- The use of the former missile bases as cultural heritage
Summary
"Previous works on the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) have approached the topic from the point of view of the U.S. and its allies, while Cuban experiences have still not been sufficiently discussed. This book presents new aspects which have seldom - or never - been offered before, giving a detailed account of the crisis from a Cuban perspective. It also investigates the archaeological and anthropological aspects of the crisis, by exploring the tangible and intangible remains that still can be found on the former Soviet missile bases in the Cuban countryside, and through interviews which add a local, human dimension to the subject"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Hêakan Karlsson is Professor in Archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg Sweden. Tomâas Diez Acosta is Professor and Researcher at the Instituto de Historia de Cuba
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 20, 2019)
