The book "La contraofensiva estrategica" (The Strategic Counteroffensive) written by the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, was launched in France, in front of a large group of intellectuals, legislators, ambassadors and friends of the Caribbean country.

Under the title "La Victoria de la libertad" (Freedom's Victory) and published by Michel Lafon publishing house, the volume tackles the last battles of the Rebel Army from the Sierra Maestra mountain range to the victorious entrance in Santiago de Cuba on January 1, 1959.

During the book launching, held at the Cuban embassy's Alejo Carpentier hall, the island's ambassador Orlando Requeijo thanked the publishing house that made the French translation of the book in a magnificent edition distributed today in the bookstores nationwide.

The diplomat stressed the universality of Fidel Castro's thought, and invited those present to study this testimonial work that reflects significant moments in the history of Cuba.

In its pages, the Cuban revolutionary leader reveals tactics and strategies that allowed a small group of men resist and defeat the armed forces of the U.S.-backed tyranny of General Fulgencio Batista, in very difficult conditions, Requeijo told Prensa Latina.

This text was presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair, and will be also distributed in Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, and other French-speaking countries, Requeijo noted.

This book reflects five months of relentless struggle and throughout its pages the reader reaches the center of the events leading to the revolutionary triumph of freedom, the publishing house said.