Free Download The Cold War in the Tropics: Proxy Fires in Congo, Cuba, Vietnam, and Nicaragua by Oliver Greyson
English | October 20, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0FX1NQN3Y | 63 pages | EPUB | 2.34 Mb
A vivid, narrative history of the Cold War fought far from Berlin. Oliver Greyson takes readers into jungles, ports, and capital cities where superpower rivalry collided with local revolutions. From Lumumba's Congo to Castro's Cuba, from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the mountains of Nicaragua, this is the story of how ideology, espionage, and insurgency reshaped the tropical world.
Airstrips cut into rainforest clearings. Radio towers whispering across oceans. UN blue helmets on dusty boulevards. With the pacing of a novel and the depth of serious history, The Cold War in the Tropics follows four crucibles where Washington, Moscow, Havana, Beijing, and local leaders fought by proxy. Drawing on declassified cables, memoirs, and eyewitness accounts, Greyson shows how national dreams were pulled into a global contest and how ordinary people endured the consequences.
You will meet Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu in a Congo unravelling after independence, Cuban exiles storming Playa Girón, villagers and Marines in the long shadow of the Vietnam War, and Sandinista and Contra fighters battling across Central America. Each section includes a crisp timeline for fast reference.
Perfect for readers of Odd Arne Westad, Stephen Kinzer, and Max Hastings, this book explains the strategies behind coups and counterinsurgency while keeping the human story at the center.Inside You Will FindFour immersive country sections: Congo, Cuba, Vietnam, NicaraguaClear timelines that track leaders, battles, elections, and ceasefiresFirsthand vignettes from soldiers, revolutionaries, diplomats, and civiliansAnalysis of CIA, KGB, and Cuban operations and how they shaped outcomesMaps and scene-setting narrative that make complex history easy to followWho This Book Is For
General readers, students in international relations or modern history, book clubs interested in global affairs, veterans and families seeking context for lived experience, and anyone who wants the Cold War explained beyond missiles and Berlin checkpoints.
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