{"product_id":"rebel-with-a-cause-eduardo-barreto-9798273428805","title":"Rebel with a Cause: A Cuban in the Congo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA forgotten chapter of the Cold War. A man who lived-and fought-for an idea.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe involvement of Cuban exiles in the African Congo remains one of the lesser-known episodes of twentieth-century history. In 1964, the CIA deployed more than a hundred Cuban exiles to confront communist-backed forces in the heart of Africa. Among them was Ángel Manuel Benítez, a young man whose journey from revolutionary student in Havana to CIA-trained commando in the Congo encapsulates the turbulent story of exile and defiance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold by his nephew, Eduardo Barreto, this book reconstructs Ángel's path: his childhood in pre-revolutionary Cuba, his disillusionment after 1959, his escape to Miami, and the secret missions that followed. It culminates in the dramatic 1964 rescue at Kilometer 8 near Stanleyville, when a small unit of Cuban exiles-known as Makasi, \"the strong\"-risked their lives to save hostages and missionaries in a forgotten corner of Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut\u003ci\u003e Rebel with a Cause\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a chronicle of war and espionage. It is a meditation on the power of ideas, on what drives ordinary men to fight for something greater than themselves. In the end, it is the story of a rebel who found his purpose far from home...and of a community that kept his memory alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eduardo Barreto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798273428805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d","brand":"Eduardo Barreto","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47966015914239,"sku":"9798273428805","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_323f7d5f-4c76-41b0-aa2c-552d98fd4f53.jpg?v=1767286341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rebel-with-a-cause-eduardo-barreto-9798273428805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}