An outstanding new anthology documenting the past four decades of Cuban history and its tumultuous revolution, this reader presents a comprehensive overview of the key moments in the Cuban Revolution: including events on the island and Cuba`s impact abroad in Latin America, Central America and Africa. Most of the materials are published in English for the first time and contributors include Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Carlos Rafael Rodriguez and Raul Castro. It provides an unprecedented documentary history of the Cuban Revolution in the years 1959-98, edited by one of Cuba`s most prominent journalists and historians.