Philip Brenner: 2 books
Cuba Libre
A 500-Year Quest for Independence
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017
This timely book provides a balanced and deeply knowledgeable introduction to Cuba since Christopher Columbus’s first arrival in 1492. With decades of experience studying and reporting on the island, Philip Brenner and Peter Eisner provide an incisive overview for all readers seeking to go beyond...
Sad and Luminous Days
Cuba's Struggle with the Superpowers after the Missile Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2007
In October 1962 school children huddled under their desks and diplomats feverishly negotiated as the world sat on the brink of nuclear war. The Cuban Missile Crisis was the most dangerous moment in modern history and resulted in a changed worldview for the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba.
In...