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Cold War in the Congo

Cold War in the Congo

Frank Villafana

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2017
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Historia
ISBN:
9781138520721

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It is widely acknowledged that Congo became an East- West battlefield during the first half of the decade of the 1960s, yet the participation of Cuban exiles in the struggles is rarely noted

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