Contra cross : insurgency and tyranny in Central America, 1979-1989 / William R. Meara.

Author/creator Meara, William R.
Format Book
Publication InfoAnnapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxiv, 168 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Meara, William R.
Insurgency--Central America.
Counterinsurgency--El Salvador. --History.
Counterrevolutionaries--Nicaragua. --History.
Military assistance, American--Central America.
Central America--History. --1979-.
United States--Military policy.

Contents Guatemala -- Visiting the Sandinistas -- In the green machine -- El Salvador -- Making movies -- The Foreign Service and Embassy Tegoose -- Embattled farmers -- The Miskito Coast missile crisis -- Stairway to heaven -- Prisoners -- The wounded -- Visiting the troops -- Picking at scabs -- Contrarian conclusions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [159]-161) and index.
LCCN 2005037408
ISBN159114518X (alk. paper)
ISBN9781591145189