A concise, readable and thoroughly revised overview of Cuba written by Cubans for anyone interested in quickly understanding the island country's turbulent history. Cuba: A Brief History covers the pre-Hispanic period, through Cuba's struggle to maintain the revolution in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, to the period after Fidel Castro's decision to step down from office, to the 2014 opening to Cuba by the Obama Administration, the retirement of Raul Castro and his replacement as president in 2018 by Miguel Diaz Canal, and finally to the reversal of Washington's engagement with Cuba under President Trump.