Army Politics in Cuba, 1898-1958

by Louis A. Pérez Jr.

Book Overview

Louis A. P rez 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822984512
• ISBN13: 9780822984511
• Release Date: March 1976
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"