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The Double life of Fidel Castro my 17 years as personal bodyguard to El Líder Máximo

In The Double Life of Fidel Castro, one of Castro's soldiers of 17 years breaks his silence and shares his memoir of years of service, and eventual imprisonment and torture for displeasing the notorious dictator, and his dramatic escape from Cuba.

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Main Author: Sánchez, Juan Reinaldo, 1949-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Edition:First U.S. Edition.
Subjects:
Sánchez, Juan Reinaldo, > 1949-
Castro, Fidel, > 1926- > Friends and associates.
Bodyguards > Cuba > Biography.
Soldiers > Cuba > Biography.
Cuba > History > 20th century.
Heads of state > Cuba > Biography.
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Summary:In The Double Life of Fidel Castro, one of Castro's soldiers of 17 years breaks his silence and shares his memoir of years of service, and eventual imprisonment and torture for displeasing the notorious dictator, and his dramatic escape from Cuba.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:278 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:1250068762
9781250068767
Author Notes:Lieutenant Colonel Juan Reinaldo Sanchez was Fidel Castro's personal bodyguard for 17 years before being imprisoned in 1994 for the "crime" of wanting to retire early. He left Cuba in 2008 after ten unsuccessful bids to escape. He wrote The Double Life of Fidel Castro with Axel Gyldén, star French reporter at L'Express . Sanchez now lives in Miami with his family.

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