Cuban Military Aviation Volumes 1-2

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Cuban Military Aviation: Volumes 1–2 – 2-Book Bundle presents a comprehensive history of Cuban military aviation from its beginnings in 1913 through revolution and the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.

Volume 1 traces the creation and development of the Cuban Army Air Corps, covering its early expansion, interwar operations, Second World War service, US military assistance and the growth of Cuba’s aviation infrastructure, training and aircraft capabilities up to 1952.

Volume 2 continues the story through the Batista era, the air campaign against Fidel Castro’s guerrillas, the collapse of the regime in 1959 and the creation of the Revolutionary Air Force. It concludes with a detailed examination of the air war during the Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961.

Drawing on archival research, rare photographs, first-hand accounts, colour profiles, maps and aircraft tables, these two volumes provide an extensive English-language study of Cuban air power during a formative period of Latin American and Cold War history.