Everybody Had His Own Gringo: The CIA and the Contras Contributor(s): Garvin, Glenn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0080405622 ISBN-13: 9780080405629 Publisher: Potomac Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: February 1995 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections |
Dewey: 320.972 |
LCCN: 91-31555 |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.43" W x 9.56" L (1.20 lbs) 304 pages |
Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Library Journal 03/15/1992 |
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Publisher Description: The Reagan administration spent eight years and a vast amount of money backing the Contras in their bid to overthrow the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. Although the Sandinistas eventually were ousted, it was by the ballot box and not the M-16, for by that time the Contras had ceased to be a viable force. What caused their untimely demise? Some of the fault lies with the Contras themselves, but in this account of villainy, courage, incompetence and violent death in a country at war with itself, the author sets out to show that there is blame in Washington, too. Garvin covered the war for six years, often travelling with Contra combat units, and his work was nominated for Pulitzer Prizes in 1988 and 1989. He won the Mencken Award for Investigative Reporting. |
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