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Never before has any biographer had such close access to Fidel Castro as did Tad Szule. The outcome of a long, direct relationship, this riveting portrait reveals astonishing and exclusive information about Cuba, the revolution, and the notorious, larger-than-life leader who has ruled his country with an iron fist for more than forty years. Only Tad Szule could bring Fidel to such vivid life--the loves and losses of the man, the devious tactics of the conspirator, the triumphs and defeats of the revolutionary leader who challenged an American president and brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster. From Jesuit schools to jungle hideouts and the Palace of the Revolution, here is Fidel...The Untold Story. Never before has any biographer had such close access to Fidel Castro as did Tad Szulc. The outcome of a long, direct relationship, this riveting portrait reveals astonishing and exclusive information about Cuba, the revolution, and the notorious, larger-than-life leader who has ruled his country with an iron fist for more than forty years. Only Tad Szulc could bring Fidel to such vivid life--the loves and losses of the man, the devious tactics of the conspirator, the triumphs and defeats of the revolutionary leader who challenged an American president and brought the world to the brink of nuclear disaster. From Jesuit schools to jungle hideouts and the Palace of the Revolution, here is FIDEL...THE UNTOLD STORY.

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Library Journal Review

Long-time Latin Americanist and journalist Szulc offers a welcome, clearly written full-length portrait of one of the world's most enigmatic leaders. The book is meticulously researched, with Castro himself providing access to much unpublished data. The author develops the thesis that Castro, since his teenage years, has been a mercurial, explosive, and fanatical personality, a theme sustained throughout. Happily, Szulc presents a balanced interpretation, but at times one wishes that there were fewer characters in the narrative and that more attention had been paid to internal, domestic policies. On the other hand, the author provides the reader with an excellent sense of Castro's complex foreign relations. Highly recommended for most libraries. Robert A. Camp, Latin American Studies Dept., Central Coll., Pella, Ia. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly Review

With Castro's cooperation (which included many hours of taped conversation), interviews with scores of his friends and associates, and access to Cuban archives, this former New York Times foreign correspondent has produced the first major biography of one of the most puzzling and little-known world leaders of our day. Material includes an analysis of Castro's relationship with the Cuban Communist Party before the revolution, details on the CIA's initial support and later assassination attempts, and convincing suggestions on how the Bay of Pigs affair led directly to the Cuban missile crisis. The author characterizes the Cuban revolution of the 1960s as ``to a very large degree the story of Fidel Castro's and John Kennedy's impact on each other.'' Szulc's admiration for the Cuban leader is vast: Castro is ``a virtuoso of politics'' and ``a master of strategy and tactics as well as a master of timing.'' So rich is the material Szulc marshalls in his support that readers less enamored of Castro will find it hard to deny these and other sweeping statements. Photos. 100,000 first printing. (November 17) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

CHOICE Review

Szulc's monumental study of Fidel Castro is the result of detailed research including the journalist's own interviews over the years with the voluble Cuban leader. Szulc devotes the greater part of this book to Castro's early, formative years and the forging and triumph of his revolutionary movement. The years of Castro's rule after the Bay of Pigs invasion receive briefer treatment. Well written and very readable, the book focuses on the person of Fidel, with the revolutionary changes in Cuban society providing a barely sketched background. Throughout, Szulc conceals neither his own liberal, anticommunist viewpoint nor his overall admiration for the genius and character of his charismatic subject. While the ``real'' Fidel Castro remains somewhat elusive, especially in his private life, this biography is certain to become one of the standard references on its subject. Students and general readers.-J. Stauder, Southeastern Massachusetts University

Booklist Review

A politically and historically focused analysis of the man who has led Cuba for the last 30 years. (O 15 86)

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Tad Szulc, July 25, 1926 - May 21, 2001 Tadeusz Witold Szulc was born on July 25, 1926 to Seweryn and Janina Szulc in Warsaw, Poland. When his parents emigrated to Brazil in the mid 30's, Tad went to Le Rosey, a Swiss boarding school. In 1941. Szulc followed his family to Brazil and studied at the University of Brazil from 1943 to 1945.

After attending school, Szulc was hired as a reporter for The Associated Press in Rio. In 1949, he arrived in New York to cover the UNited Nations for United Press International until 1953. He was then hired by the New York Times to the night rewrite desk, where he later became managing editor. He also wrote an occasional piece entitled Times Talk where Szulc discussed life in general and his various travels. Szulc was a foreign correspondent with the New York Times from 1953 to 1972. He was the first reporter to discover the beginnings of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, he covered revolutions and cold war intrigue, and generally always seemed to be in the right place at the right time to get the story.

In his later years, Szulc wrote 20 books. consisting of foreign policy and politics and the many scenarios he had witnessed. He wrote biographies of both Pope John Paul II and Fidel Castro, as well as "Chopin in Paris: The Life and Times of the Romantic Composer" and "The Illusion of Peace: Foreign Policy in the Nixon Years." After retiring from the Times, Szulc wrote freelance books and articles, including "Twilight of the Tyrants."

Tad Szulc died at his home on May 21, 2001 of cancer. He was 74.