A collection of Fidel Castro's chief statements—letters, articles, interviews, press releases, proclamations, and decrees—from the late 1940s to the fall of the Batista regime in 1959. Revolutionary Struggle 1947–1958: Volume 1 of the Selected Works of Fidel Castro is a comprehensive collection of Castro's chief statements—letters, articles, interviews, press releases, proclamations, and decrees—from the late 1940s to the fall of the Batista regime in 1959. An extensive editors' introduction places these statements in the context of both Castro's career and of the history of the Cuban revolutionary movement. A bibliography of Castro's works through 1958 is included as a tool for research.