Although Castro's assault failed, storming the Moncada Barracks on July 26, 1953 catapulted him onto the Cuban national stage.

Following the July 26 Moncada attack in 1953, the July 26th Movement’s urban terrorism killed Cubans throughout the rest of the decade. Raúl Castro plotted numerous aircraft hijackings.

Alvin Botes. Seventy-one years ago on July 26, 1953, 136 young Cuban revolutionaries led by 26-year-old Commandant Fidel Castro launched a daring assault on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba.

Indeed, that is why Fidel Castro’s daring mission at the Moncada Barracks 70 years ago continues to have such a hold on the Cuban imagination. Despite the temporary setbacks, ...

Today, Cuba marks the 50th anniversary of the ill-fated attack on the Moncada barracks that launched the revolution. Analysts say Chanes de Armas' experience is typical of the way Castro has dealt ...

Preparations began in Santiago de Cuba for an attack on the Moncada Barracks, which it was hoped would ignite a wider rebellion against Batista’s regime. The barracks were the second largest on the ...

Standout relics include blood-stained uniforms of the fallen from the Santiago de Cuba Moncada Barracks attack, maps that were used for navigation during the war and bullet holes from an attempted ...

EXACTLY 70 years separate the July 26, 1953 suicidal attack on Moncada Barracks by Cuban youths who wanted to remove the military from power, and this Wednesday’s coup in Niger Republic which ...

Cuba took a holiday last week to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Moncada barracks raid. Among the observers at the festivities was TIME Correspondent Richard Duncan, who toured Castro’s ...

(See Cover)It was Fidel Castro’s first major speech since the July 26 anniversary of his 1953 attack on the Moncada barracks that started the Cuban revolution. There he stood last week before a ...

Exactly 70 years separate the 26 July, 1953 suicidal attack on Moncada Barracks by Cuban youths who wanted to remove the military from power, and this Wednesday’s coup in Niger Republic, ...