Vida Clandestina: My Life in the Cuban Revolution

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Summary: A Cover up in Anticipation of a Regime Change...
Review: Mr. Oltuski is the equivalent of a high ranking Nazi minister that sees the inevitable end of his regime, and decides to pave the way for the day when his opportunistic and in-humane actions of the last 45 years will be put to public question. The book is an excellent vehicle to re-write his own history and that of a government that re-engineered an entire society into ruin.

The book is not a smooth read, and his effort to connect to American readers via the cheap Jewish connection is very easy to detect. A minister of an atheist government that persecuted religious expressions and rose through the ranks by using anyone in his path will indeed have a lot to answer when there is regime change in his homeland. No matter how well the publisher advertises this book, anyone who ponders its real purpose can not help but walk away with a sense of dissapointment.

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Summary: Great inside view of the Cuban Revolution
Review: Mr. Oltusky takes us with him through his journey from a Jewish kid growing up in Cuba to one of the men who help reshape the island. Wonderful insights into the Cuban revolutionary movement from an urban perspective. Historical characters come to life as the Cuban revolution takes shape. An excellent read on many levels- personal, tactical, historical - all provided with a humanistic point of view. Highly recommened.

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Summary: Great read
Review: The true story of one man's part in the struggle to win freedom from US domination.

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Summary: total crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: this book is horrible.i got about midway and try to have an open mind but i couldnt take it.the translator if there was one did a nauseating job.i dont know if this guy expects for you to believe that fidel didnt have any part in writing this book but i know otherwise.anyway for someone who was educated in the united states you cant tell if an adult wrote it or a 2nd grader.there is no mention of comandante huber matos or any political prisoners that used to work under fidel,this is how i know that castro had much to do with it.well this book sucks and i hope mr oltuski passes away before he even attempts to write another book.DONT BUY THIS ITS CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!