The Men from Miami: American Rebels on Both Sides of Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution

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Christopher Othen

The Men from Miami

American Rebels on Both Sides of Fidel Castro's Cuban Revolution

Christopher Othen

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Biteback Publishing
01 September 2022

History of the Americas; The Cold War

The Men from Miami is a real-life Cold War thriller about the Americans who fought for Fidel Castro in the Cuban revolution - then switched sides to try to bring him down.

This larger-than-life assortment of adventurers and misfits wreaked havoc across the Caribbean as they fought for and against Castro, then went on to be implicated in President John F. Kennedy's assassination, a failed invasion of 'Papa Doc' Duvalier's Haiti, and the downfall of President Nixon. Back in 1957, Fidel Castro was a hero to many in the United States for his battle against Cuba's dictatorial regime. Two dozen American adventurers joined his rebel band in the mountains, including fervent idealists, a trio of teens from Guantanamo Bay naval base, a sleazy ex-con who liked underage girls, and at least two future murderers.

The rebels' eventual victory delighted the USA - but then Castro ran up the red flag and some started wondering if they'd supported the wrong side. Many of Castro's now disillusioned American volunteers - most importantly Frank Fiorini, who would become infamous for his role in the Watergate burglary, and Alex Rorke, whose mysterious 1963 disappearance remains unsolved - changed sides and joined the Cuban exiles who had washed up in Miami. Their numbers swelled with the arrival of amateur mercenaries from across America ready to drink beer and fight communism. Meanwhile, CIA agents were training Cuban paramilitaries in the Everglades and working alongside the Mafia to assassinate Castro. The Cold War had arrived in Florida, and things would never be the same again.

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'A gruesome expos of the 1940s French gangsters who did the Gestapo's dirty work ... Othen tells the story of these repulsive men and their exploits with brio...

He captures their sordid milieu perfectly.'

Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph

'Enthralling ... The incredible story of how Chamberlin went from eating out of dustbins to becoming the King of Nazi Paris, with money to burn and a whole host of beautiful ladies falling at his feet.'

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By: Christopher Othen
Imprint: Biteback Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781785906862
ISBN 10: 1785906860
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Othen is a writer and former legal representative for asylum seekers. He is the author of The King of Nazi Paris: Henri Lafont and the Gangsters of the French Gestapo and four other books including Franco's International Brigades: Adventurers, Fascists, and Christian Crusaders in the Spanish Civil War and Katanga 196063: Mercenaries, Spies, and the African Nation that Waged War on the World.