The Last Soldiers of the Cold War: The Story of the Cuban Five

Morais, Fernando

ISBN 10: 1781688761 / ISBN 13: 9781781688762

Published by Verso, 2015

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1781688761I4N10

Synopsis:

Through the 1980s and 1990s, violent anti-Castro groups based in Florida carried out hundreds of military attacks on Cuba, bombing hotels and shooting up Cuban beaches with machine guns. The Cuban government struck back with the Wasp Network—a dozen men and two women—sent to infiltrate those organizations. The Last Soldiers of the Cold War tells the story of those unlikely Cuban spies and their eventual unmasking and prosecution by US authorities. Five of the Cubans received long or life prison terms on charges of espionage and murder. Global best-selling Brazilian author Fernando Morais narrates the riveting tale of the Cuban Five in vivid, page-turning detail, delving into the decades-long conflict between Cuba and the US, the growth of the powerful Cuban exile community in Florida, and a trial that eight Nobel Prize winners condemned as a travesty of justice. The Last Soldiers of the Cold War is both a real-life spy thriller and a searching examination of the Cold War’s legacy.

About the Author: FERNANDO MORAIS is one of Brazils most important contemporary writers and journalists. He has received the Esso Award three times and the April Award for journalism on four occasions. Morais works have sold more than two million copies in more than nineteen countries.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Last Soldiers of the Cold War: The Story...
Publisher: Verso
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket