Aldabonazo: Inside the Cuban Revolutionary Underground, 1952-58: A Participant's Account

by Armando Hart Dávalos

In this firsthand account by a historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, we meet men and women who led the urban underground in the fight against the brutal U.S.-backed tyranny in the 1950s. Together with their comrades-in-arms in the Rebel Army, they not only overthrew the dictatorship. Their revolu

436 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Politician and a Communist leader. His grandfather was born in Georgia, USA and emigrated to Cuba as a child.

Reviews

[Joel · Rating 4 out of 5]

lost a star bc i resent being forced to read things for class

[Marc Lichtman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Armando Hart (1930‒2017) isn’t well known in the United States, but he deserves to be. A central leader of the Cuban Revolution he was the first minister of education—during the hugely successful literacy campaign, and later minister of culture, taking over from a Stalinist hack who had a different title. Unlike Che Guevara’s Episodes of the Cuban Revolutionary War, 1956-58, which focuses on the guerilla war in the mountains and is also must reading, Armando Hart’s book focuses on the revolutionary underground in the cities. Taking part in both military actions and illegal protest actions, the urban front was also essential.

A third book that is essential is Women in Cuba: The Making of a Revolution within the Revolution by Vilma Espín and two others who became leaders of the Federation of Cuba Women (FMC). Raúl Castro’s column stayed mostly in one place throughout the revolutionary war, enabling them to start carrying out the July 26th Movement’s social program. That is where the liberation of peasant women began.

DON'T MISS ANY OF THESE!

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here is what some reviewers thought:

“Biographical sketches of major political figures during the 1950s, as well as photographs, are important additions to the text…. Recommended.”—Choice

“Narrated by [someone] who not only participated in the founding of the revolutionary movement that came to power in 1959 but also … formed part of the leadership of that revolutionary movement…. [C]ontains more than one hundred pages of important documents, other first-person accounts, and photographs…. [P]rovides scholars of Cuba a wealth of information with which to stimulate further research … will also be of value for students and the general public interested in contemporary Latin America.”—Hispanic American Historical Review
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"A historical display with vivid commentary to provide an insider’s explanation.”— Counterpoise
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