Making History: Interviews with Four Generals of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces

by José Ramón Fernández, Harry Villegas, José Ramón Fernández

Through the stories of four outstanding Cuban generals--Néstor López Cuba, Enrique Carreras, José Ramón Fernández, and Harry Villegas--each with close to half a century of revolutionary activity, we can see the class dynamics that shaped the Cuban Revolution and our entire epoch. We understand how the people of Cuba, as they struggle to build a new society, have for four and a half decades held Washington at bay.

Genres: History

213 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999

Reviews

[Bahman Bahman · Rating 3 out of 5]

مصاحبه با چهار ژنرال نیروهای مسلح کوبا

فهرست
• مردم کوبا مسلح باقی می ماند و آماده اند تا از انقلاب دفاع کنند
• جنگ همگانی توده ی مردم، اساس دفاع ماست
• نیروهای مسلح انقلابی مردم اند در لباس نظامی
• ما ارتشی سیاسی هستیم و کاملاً واقفیم که از کدام هدف دفاع می کنیم

[Hussein Al-alak · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thoughtful and refreshing insight from the Cuban perspective. This book is an essential read for anyone who shares an interest in Cold War or Latin American studies. It's also a good book for people in the U.S or Western Europe, as it steps outside the usual narrative and provides the Cubans with an open platform for discussion.

[Marc Lichtman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Through the stories of these four outstanding Cuban generals, we can see the class dynamics that have shaped our entire epoch. We can understand how the people of Cuba, as they struggle to build a new society, have for more than fifty years held Washington at bay. Two of the generals had been part of an opposition group in Batista's military who after they were released from prison joined the revolution.

For more by José Ramón Fernández, see Playa Girón/Bay of Pigs: Washington's First Military Defeat in the Americas. For more Harry Villegas, see Pombo: A Man of Che’s guerrilla: With Che Guevara in Bolivia, 1966–68 and Cuba and Angola: The War For Freedom.

“Generals of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces talk about their lives, the Cuban revolution, and the society that has followed it. Particular attention is given to the class dynamics producing the revolution and to the effect of American foreign policy on contemporary Cuban society.” —Research Book News

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Biographical sketches of major political figures during the 1950s, as well as photographs, are important additions to the text…. Recommended.”—Choice

“Narrated by [someone] who not only participated in the founding of the revolutionary movement that came to power in 1959 but also … formed part of the leadership of that revolutionary movement…. [C]ontains more than one hundred pages of important documents, other first-person accounts, and photographs…. [P]rovides scholars of Cuba a wealth of information with which to stimulate further research … will also be of value for students and the general public interested in contemporary Latin America.”—Hispanic American Historical Review
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“A historical display with vivid commentary to provide an insider’s explanation.”— Counterpoise


Through the stories of four outstanding Cuban generals—Néstor López Cuba, Enrique Carreras, José Ramón Fernández, and Harry Villegas—each with close to half a century of revolutionary activity, we can see the class dynamics that shaped the Cuban Revolution and our entire epoch. We understand how the people of Cuba, as they struggle to build a new society, have for four and a half decades held Washington at bay.

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

A través de las historias de estos destacados generales cubanos Néstor López Cuba, Enrique Carreras, José Ramón Fernández y Harry Villegas, que cuentan con casi medio siglo de actividad revolucionaria, vemos la dinámica de clases que ha definido toda nuestra época. Se nos permite comprender cómo el pueblo de Cuba, al luchar por la construcción de una nueva sociedad, ha mantenido a raya a Washington por más de 40 años.