Podcast
Empire: World History
The hosts highlighted the book as an inside story of the relationship between Cuba and America, noting its humanizing portrayal of complex events. William Droomple praised it as an excellent read that also covered Haiti and the Dominican Republic, emphasizing the wielding of power in the Caribbean. In a later episode, Alex Von Tunzelmann referenced its account of the secret war's devastating impact on democracy and regional stability.
Episode: 175. The CIA vs Fidel Castro
It was described as the inside story of the relationship between Cuba and America, and was well-received by the hosts for its humanizing of the complex historical events.
It is the fabulous historian Alex Fontunzelman, the author of Red Heat which is a story, the inside story of Cuba and America.
Can I just commend to all of you Red Heat by Alex Fonton someone it's not just about Cuba it's about Haiti it's about the Dominican Republic it's about us the wielding of power in the Caribbean in all of these countries it's an excellent read because you really humanize the story.
Episode: 174. The Cuban Revolution
It was described as a critically acclaimed history of Cuba, with a paragraph that summarized the damaging effects of the secret war in the Caribbean on Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The secret war in the Caribbean destroyed any hope of freedom and democracy in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It toppled democracies. It supported dictators. It licensed those dictators' worst excesses. It financed terrorism. It set up death squads. It turned Cuba communist and it kept it communist for half a century. It did massive and permanent damage to the international reputation of the United States. It nearly triggered a nuclear holocaust.
