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9781438439495

The Cold War's Last Battlefield: Reagan, the Soviets, and Central America

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    9781438439495

  • ISBN10:

    1438439490

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-12-01
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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An engaging insider's account by a member of President Reagan's Central America policy team.

Author Biography

Edward A. Lynch is Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Political Science Department at Hollins University. He is the author of Starting Over: A Political Biography of George Allen; Latin America's Christian Democratic Parties: A Political Economy; and Religion and Politics in Latin America: Liberation Theology and Christian Democracy.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. xv
Prologuep. xvii
What Reagan Facedp. 1
Infighting: Wars over U.S. Foreign Policyp. 25
Opening Moves: The "Final Offensive," 1981p. 47
Making Enemies in Nicaragua, 1979-1982p. 73
The Wars Escalate, 1982-1983p. 97
The End of the Brezhnev Doctrine, 1983p. 123
Muddying (and Mining) the Waters, 1984-1985p. 151
The War at Home, 1981-1986p. 181
The Iran-Contra Scandal, 1986-1987p. 211
Another Year, Another Peace Plan, 1987p. 239
Endgamep. 263
Reagan's Legacyp. 285
Epilogue: Central America and the War on Terrorp. 305
Indexp. 319
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