{"product_id":"fidel-castro-revised-paperback","title":"Fidel Castro (Revised) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert E. Quirk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFidel Castro emerges as an ambitious rebel, from his earliest years into his student years and adulthood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In gripping detail, Quirk follows Castro as his first, failed attempt to bring down the regime of Fulgencio Batista is followed by the small-scale attacks from the Sierra Maestra mountains that culminate in the dictator's flight from Cuba in 1959 and Castro's sweep into power. The story provides a new account of Castro's relations with the United States and the Soviet Union, including the Bay of Pigs invasion and the 1962 Missile Crisis, and an analysis of the successes and failures of his regime to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In its breadth and drama, \u003cem\u003eFidel Castro\u003c\/em\u003e is more than the story of one ambitious man steering his nation on a dangerous and doomed course. It is also a parable of a small country caught up in the throes of international rivalries and world revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 930\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.55 x 9.2 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134027665543,"sku":"9780393313277","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9bf94205a573622a9fb042cb33a37ceb.webp?v=1732638553","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/fidel-castro-revised-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}