A Revolutionary of Letters
The deft epistolary prose of Che Guevara, self-styled prophet.
Cuba
Saving Old Havana
Cuba’s built heritage owes a personal debt.
Our Graham Greene in Havana
The author’s trips to Cuba had an impact on more than just literature.
My Good Friend Roosevelt
Were US-Cuban relations soured for the want of ten dollars?
A Splendid Little War
Roger Hudson sheds light on an 1898 image of US soldiers fighting alongside Cubans to end Spanish rule on the Caribbean island.
Cuba’s Role in American History, Part II
Arnold Whitridge offers his survey of American relations with Cuba from the intervention of 1898 down to Castro’s Revolution.
The Spanish-American War
During a short-lived phase of expansionism the United States wrested Cuba and the Philippines from their Spanish rulers.
Cuba’s Role in American History, Part I
From Jefferson onwards, writes Arnold Whitridge, many nineteenth century United States leaders hoped that Cuba could be induced to “add itself to our confederation.”
Interview: Alex von Tunzelmann
The author of Red Heat: Conspiracy, Murder and the Cold War in the Caribbean discusses her work with Paul Lay.
From the Archive: In a Caribbean Storm
Alex von Tunzelmann reassesses a two-part article on the troubled relationship between the United States and Cuba, published in History Today 50 years ago in the wake of the Bay of Pigs invasion.