In the pirate's den : my life as a secret agent for Castro / Jorge Masetti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Masetti, Jorge, 1955-

Standardized Title:

Loi des corsaires. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Masetti, Jorge, 1955-.

Masetti, Jorge.

Spies--Cuba--Biography.

Spies.

Espionage, Cuban--History--20th century.

Espionage, Cuban.

History.

Cuba.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

iii, 164 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Pirate's den

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Encounter Books, 2002.

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

In this riverting book, Masetti takes the reader inside the war room of the Cuban revolution. His life involved international revolutionary intrigue: smuggling diamonds and ivory, counterfeiting U.S. dollars, trafficking in narcotics. He served in Angola and other war zones in the 1980s. He was an adviser with groups such as the M-19 guerrillas in Colombia and the Sandinistas. Masetti's firsthand account at times seems to have come from a le Carre novel, but it is true. In addition to shedding light on the machinations of the Castro government, it also tells a compelling story of a crisis in revolutionary faith. In the Pirate's Den is the result of that painful introspection, a page-turning chronicle of a remarkable journey into and out of the Cuban revolution.

Contents:

Prologue: Havana, June 1989 1

1 Havana, May 1965 7

2 Buenos Aires, 1970-1971 14

3 Buenos Aires, 1972-1973 21

4 Cuba, 1974-1976 30

5 Italy, 1976-1977 41

6 Panama-Costa Rica, 1979 49

7 Managua, July 1979 57

8 Mexico City, 1980 65

9 Mexico City, 1982-1983 74

10 Havana-Lima-Santa Cruz, September 1983 82

11 Buenos Aires, 1984-1985 90

12 Managua-Panama-Cartagena de Indias, 1986 97

13 Havana, 1988 111

14 Havana, June-July 1989 125.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1893554422

OCLC:

49705012