Louis A. Perez examines the founding of the national army in Cuba, the rise and fall of Cuban army preeminence during the Machado regime, the bizarre army seizure of power in 1933, which resulted in the collapse of the officer corps, and follows the dominance of the army until the revolution of 1958. He shows that the Cuban political order rested on the stability of the army, which itself grew increasingly estranged from national traditions and eventually became the tool of a clique of political leaders, only to fall to rebel forces during the revolution.
About the author
<b>Louis A. Perez Jr.</b> is J. Carlyle Sitterson Professor of History at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 257 ● ISBN 9780822976066 ● File size 13.4 MB ● Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press ● City PIttsburgh ● Country US ● Published 1976 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9288839 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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