Product Description

"The Fidel Castro Handbook", written as Fidel turned 80, is an impassioned account of the rise to power of one of the most dedicated revolutionaries who has ever lived. This lavishly illustrated portrait explains just what it is about Fidel that enabled him to inspire and lead his beloved Cuba in the face of half a century of U.S. blockades, terrorism and assassination plots. Author George Galloway traces Fidel's extraordinary life from his rural childhood, through the guerilla struggle in the Sierra Maestra, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Missile Crisis, to his life with the Soviet Union, his contribution as a figurehead for other Latin American countries, and his lasting inspiration for the oppressed everywhere. Galloway's vivid retelling of Fidel's life reveals a leader of remarkable intelligence, fortitude and humanity.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #106020 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 432 pages

About the Author
George Galloway is long accustomed to media scrutiny. He hit the international headlines in 2005 when he faced a U.S. senate committee that accused him of being in Saddam Hussein's pay. As a result he received more than 20,000 emails from American well-wishers. A Scot of Irish descent, he is a long serving member of the British Parliament and currently represents London's Bethnal Green & Bow constituency. He won the seat in May 2005 for Respect, the party he founded after being expelled from the Labour Party for his vocal opposition to the invasion of Iraq. George is the author of 'I Am Not the Only One' and 'Mr Galloway Goes to Washington', a radio chat show host and recently a Big Brother participant.

Customer Reviews

alternative history
When i bought this book i had no opinion of Fidel Castro at all, but since reading i have had the pleasure of finding out more about the leader good and bad. It is such a refreshing change to see things from a non-western perspective and i found this book very informative and interesting. It is amazing how western media see everone else in this world in a black and white view and if the leader or activist in question isn't white skinned clean shaven suited up stereotype then tags of "Oppressor", "Dictator", "Terrorist" and "Corrupt" are repeatedly used. This book offers a distinctivley alternative look at one of the most important leaders in the world and is a must read for all of us who have swallowed the capitalist materialist drug whole.

Indefatigable
Who better to write this book on Castro then George Galloway? He has had amazing access to Fidel that other biographers could never dream of having, including a night when they went skinnydipping together. Other than Castro himself, this is as good as it gets. Galloway's huge vocabulary and wit add to a moving tribute of the greatest leader of the 21st century.

Fidel - now in retirement, but not forgotten
George Galloway's book is a concise illustrated biography of Fidel Castro, Cuba's leader from January 1959 until February 2008. For a short review of Castro's life and achievements, the book is unsurpassed, and well worth purchasing. Do not believe everything unfavourable you read about Castro: read this book, then visit Cuba for yourself and see what a completely unique country it is.