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Tag Archives: Cuba
Havana Nocturne
I used to be obsessed with la cosa nostra, but its Cuban ambitions never popped on my radar until I watched The Godfather II. I’ve long been curious about the Mafia’s role in developing Cuba and inadvertently feeding the revolution … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Batista, Casto, Charles Luciano, crime, Cuba, Frank Sinatra, gangs tribes and parties, history, Mafia, Meyer Lansky, TJ English
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The Shadow of War
JFK’s presidency is off to a… start. Dismissed as a greenhorn who has no idea what he’s up to, he’s just had to eat crow on the national stage after admitting to the fiasco that was the Bay of Pigs … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction, Reviews
Tagged Atomic Age - Cold War, Cold war, Cuba, historical fiction, Jeff Shaara
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