Army Politics in Cuba, 1898-1958

Download or read book Army Politics in Cuba, 1898-1958 written by Louis A. Pérez Jr. and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 1976-03-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis A. Perez examines the founding of the national army in Cuba, the rise and fall of Cuban army preeminence during the Machado regime, the bizarre army seizure of power in 1933, which resulted in the collapse of the officer corps, and follows the dominance of the army until the revolution of 1958. He shows that the Cuban political order rested on the stability of the army, which itself grew increasingly estranged from national traditions and eventually became the tool of a clique of political leaders, only to fall to rebel forces during the revolution.