In addition to discussing the Bay of Pigs and the Cold War, the author examines Cuban influence in Latin American insurgencies, the student protests of 1968 Europe, the African-American uprisings of the United States, the liberation of Vietnam, the decolonisation of Africa, the end of Apartheid and the rise of Cuban-ally Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela. Along with entertaining comics and photographs, this slim read traces the ambitions of Castro as he aims to endow the face of socialism with creative, intelligent and humanitarian features. Spanish language edition.
