the CIA and Cuba's intelligence machine Latell, Brian. creator text bibliography nyu New York Palgrave Macmillan 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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xi, 272 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. "In this riveting Cold War history, highly acclaimed author Brian Latell offers us a new and surprising look at Fidel Castro. Latell draws his narrative on personal interviews with high level defectors from Cuba's intelligence, many of whom have not spoken out for over nearly five decades. The result is a vivid and revelatory account that revises our understanding of how Fidel operated, what his goals were, and how he imagined the future for his tiny island nation. Latell takes us from from the crimes Fidel allegedly committed as a youth in the anti-Battista movement, to how quickly he built up an intelligence system that rivaled the Soviet Union's KGB and Britain's M15 in effectiveness, and how that translated into a feud with JFK's administration and the CIA, and the ultimate confrontation during the Cuban Missile Crises that brought the world to the brink of a nuclear holocaust"-- Better than us -- On Fidel's orders -- Rooftop stories -- Come to Cuba -- At daggers drawn -- Tyrannicide -- Mouth of the lion -- Whiplash -- The big job -- Great minds -- Conspiracy of silence -- Afterword. Brian Latell. Includes bibliographical references and index. nwcu--- Castro, Fidel 1926- United States. Central Intelligence Agency Cuba Intelligence service Cuba History 20th century JL1009.5.I6 L37 2012 327.12730729109/046 HIS027110 POL005000 HIS041010 9780230621237 (hardback) 0230621236 (hardback) 2011042920 http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/237/9780230621237/image/lgcover.9780230621237.jpg http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/237/9780230621237/image/lgcover.9780230621237.jpg DLC 111013 20170105102919.0 16998349 eng