Soldier of the Cuban Revolution

The author recounts his experiences over five decades of the revolution. From a teenage combatant in the clandestine struggle and 1956–58 war that brought down the US-backed dictatorship, to serving three times as a leader of the Cuban volunteer forces that helped Angola defeat the army of white-supremacist South Africa, Zayas tells how he and other ordinary men and women in Cuba changed the course of history and, in the process, transformed themselves as well.   To read full review(s), please click the REVIEWS & PROMO tab on this page.  “Telling his own life story of being a farm worker to leading armies, [Zayas] provides his own unique perspective on Cuba’s revolution and much more. A fascinating delve into history from another perspective, Soldier of the Cuban Revolution would do well in international history collections.”—Midwest Book Review   The book’s strength rests … on Zayas’s ability to present an account of the revolution through the eyes of someone who played a signifi