Some estimates say only 10,000–20,000 Cubans: Gleijeses, Piero (May 2007). "Cuba and the Independence of Namibia", Cold War History, Volume 7, Issue 2. pp. 285–303., and Jaster (1990), p. 22. Jaster, Robert S. (1990). The 1988 Peace Accords and the Future of South-western Africa. Adelphi Papers. Vol. 253. The International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. ISBN978-0-08-040974-0.
McFaul (1990), p. 126. "...Castro boldly responded that Pretoria was "no longer in a position to request anything south of Angola. Instead of attacking inside Namibia, however, the Cuban forces moved east along the border to cut off the South Africans still camped near Cuito Cuanavale. By August 1988, the strategy had worked, leaving some 400–500 South African soldiers completely surrounded for several months". McFaul, Michael (1990). "Rethinking the "Reagan Doctrine" in Angola". International Security. 14 (3): 99–135. doi:10.2307/2538933. JSTOR2538933. S2CID154628099.
McFaul (1990), p. 126. "...Castro boldly responded that Pretoria was "no longer in a position to request anything south of Angola. Instead of attacking inside Namibia, however, the Cuban forces moved east along the border to cut off the South Africans still camped near Cuito Cuanavale. By August 1988, the strategy had worked, leaving some 400–500 South African soldiers completely surrounded for several months". McFaul, Michael (1990). "Rethinking the "Reagan Doctrine" in Angola". International Security. 14 (3): 99–135. doi:10.2307/2538933. JSTOR2538933. S2CID154628099.
McFaul (1990), p. 126. "...Castro boldly responded that Pretoria was "no longer in a position to request anything south of Angola. Instead of attacking inside Namibia, however, the Cuban forces moved east along the border to cut off the South Africans still camped near Cuito Cuanavale. By August 1988, the strategy had worked, leaving some 400–500 South African soldiers completely surrounded for several months". McFaul, Michael (1990). "Rethinking the "Reagan Doctrine" in Angola". International Security. 14 (3): 99–135. doi:10.2307/2538933. JSTOR2538933. S2CID154628099.
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