Cuba : The Splendid Little War

From 1895 to 1898, Cuban insurgents fought to free their homeland from Spanish rule. Though often overshadowed by the “Splendid Little War” of the Americans in 1898, according to John Tone, the longer Spanish-Cuban conflict was in fact more... Lire la suite

A historically significant memoir offering a firsthand perspective on life, identity, and cultural transformation in nineteenth-century Cuba. Memoir of My Youth in Cuba: A Soldier in the Spanish Army during the Separatist War, 1895–1898 is a... Lire la suite

This book argues that during the Cuban Revolution (1952–1958), Fidel Castro, his allies, and members of the Movimiento 26 de Julio tapped into a larger network of transnational revolutionaries who sought to overthrow the region’s dictatorships. With... Lire la suite

There are few international relationships as intimate, as passionate-and as dysfunctional-as that of the United States and Cuba. In The Cuba Wars, Cuba expert Daniel Erikson draws on extensive visits and conversations with both Cuban government... Lire la suite

Louis A. Pérez Jr. is one of the most influential historians of Cuba. Available for the first time as an Omnibus Ebook edition, this three-volume set brings together three of Pérez’s most acclaimed works on Cuba and its relations to the United... Lire la suite

A century after the Cuban war for independence was fought, Louis Pérez examines the meaning of the war of 1898 as represented in one hundred years of American historical writing. Offering both a critique of the conventional historiography and an... Lire la suite

According to Wikipedia: "Richard Harding Davis (18 April 1864—11 April 1916) was a popular writer of fiction and drama, and a journalist famous for his coverage of the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. Davis, whose... Lire la suite

A Young Volunteer in Cuba is the second of six books in Edward Stratemeyer's "Old Glory Series." The Series follows the three Russell brothers -- Larry, Ben, and Walter -- as they participate in the United States' war with Spain. Each book stands on... Lire la suite

Tandis que la Seconde Guerre mondiale fait rage en Europe, des bateaux accostent à Cuba, « perle des Caraïbes », et déposent à La Havane des personnages au passé obscur et aux motivations troubles. Qu'est venu faire à Cuba le señor Dominici ? A-t-il... Lire la suite

Cuba, fin des années 1950. La région de l’Oriente est la plus pauvre du pays, mais c’est un paradis pour un petit nombre d’exilés américains qui, aveugles à la misère alentour, y règnent en maîtres absolus et exploitent de vastes étendues de canne à... Lire la suite

Cet « itinéraire d’un enfant gâté » nous plonge dans le Cuba du début du xxe siècle avec les soubresauts qui agitent le monde et, en particulier, le grand voisin américain. Guerre mondiale, krach de Wall Street, prohibition, mafia et corruption... Lire la suite

Enfermé sur une terrasse à Miami, exposé au soleil et affamé pour avoir l'air d'un balsero, le dentiste Staline Martinez revit la succession d'erreurs et de fatalités qui l'ont amené là. Il aurait pu être accueilli légalement aux Etats-Unis, lorsqu... Lire la suite