Central American Wars 1959-89

by Nigel Thomas and Carlos Jurado

Once predicted to be 'the Middle East of the Year 2000', Central America and the Caribbean have long been a powder keg of revolutionary activity and guerilla warfare. The United States, with important strategic and economic interests in the region, has traditionally opted for a military solution toward the political upheaval, developing a range of responses, from direct military intervention to the training of tens of thousands of Latin-American soldiers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850459451
• ISBN13: 9780850459456
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.2" x 9.3"