I had minimal knowledge of Cuba's turbulent history， so I appreciated Edelweiss giving me the opportunity to read and review this well-researched book。 Cuba， sadly shares history with some other countries: native culture destroyed by greedy Europeans， slavery， and ill-advised and presumptuous US intervention。 Many were delighted when Castro got rid of the evil Battista， but life in Cuba has never been easy， and when Cubans could no longer rely on the Soviet Union's help， things got even more cha I had minimal knowledge of Cuba's turbulent history， so I appreciated Edelweiss giving me the opportunity to read and review this well-researched book。 Cuba， sadly shares history with some other countries: native culture destroyed by greedy Europeans， slavery， and ill-advised and presumptuous US intervention。 Many were delighted when Castro got rid of the evil Battista， but life in Cuba has never been easy， and when Cubans could no longer rely on the Soviet Union's help， things got even more challenging。 。。。more