Author:
Castro, Fidel, 1926-2016.
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Pathfinder, 2001.
Description278 p., [10] p. of plates: ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Note:"This book is being published by Pathfinder simultaneously in English and Spanish."--P. 35.
Note:Includes chronology and glossary
Note:They cannot forgive us because we made a socialist revolution right under their very noses. Fidel Castro: Statement to the people of Cuba, April 15, 1961 ; Speech to ceremony honoring those killed in imperialist assault on Cuban airfields, April 16, 1961 -- Imperialism has always been our great teacher. Ernesto Che Guevara: Concluding words of speech in Pinar del Río, April 15, 1961 ; Raúl Castro: Call to arms broadcast to the people of Oriente province, April 15, 1961 -- War communiqués to the Cuban people and the peoples of the world, April 17-19, 1961 -- The Cuban people, rifles in hand, were convinced of their cause. José Ramón Fernández: Testimony before the Provincial People's Court of the City of Havana, July 12, 1999; Maps and charts -- Imperialism relied on cannons and tanks, we began with a revolutionary people. Fidel Castro: Report to the Cuban people on the victory of Playa Girón, April 23, 1961 -- If Mr. Kennedy does not like socialism, well, we do not like imperialism! Fidel Castro: Speech to Havana May Day rally, May 1, 1961 -- Appendix 1: Cuban revolutionary ground forces in the battle of Playa Girón -- Appendix 2: Brigade of 2506 military power.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-268) and index.
