Reagan Versus the Sandinistas: The Undeclared War on Nicaragua

ISBN-13: 9780367285104 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 337 str.

Thomas W. Walker; Harvey Williams; Peter Kornbluh

Opis

This book examines all major aspects of Reagan's "low-intensity war," and explores less-public tactics such as electronic penetration, behind-the-scenes manipulation of religious and ethnic tensions, and harassment of U.S. Nicaraguan specialists and "fellow travelers".

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction -- The Assault on Nicaragua -- The Covert War -- Military Encirclement -- Economic Aggression as an Instrument of Low-Intensity Warfare -- The Manipulation of Indigenous Struggles -- The Manipulation of the Religion Issue -- Electronic Penetration -- The Diplomatic Front -- The Home Front -- Selling the Policy -- The U.S. Media: Covering (Over) Nicaragua -- The Contras and Congress -- The Harassment of Nicaraguanists and Fellow Travelers -- Impact and Implications -- The Social Impact in Nicaragua -- The Issues of International Law, Morality, and Prudence -- U.S. Polity and Society: The Lessons of Nicaragua

O autorze

Thomas W. Walker, professor of political science at Ohio University, is the author of Nicaragua: The Land of Sandino (second edition, 1986, Westview).