Observing our Hermanos de Armas: U.S. Military Attaches in Guatemala, Cuba and Bolivia, 1950-1964

Author:   Robert O. Kirkland
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   224
Publication Date:   13 May 2016
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Author:   Robert O. Kirkland
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138977365


ISBN 10:   1138977365
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   13 May 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. The Attaché Corps in the Pre-Cold War Era, 1888-1945 2. The Attachés, their Duties, Responsibilities, Education, Training and Attitudes, 1945-1964 3. U.S. Attachés, Guatemala and the Overthrow of Jacobo Arbenz, 1950-1954 4. U.S. Attachés and the Cuban Revolution, 1952-1958 5. U.S. Attachés and the Bolivian MNR, 1958-1964 6. Conclusions Appendices Bibliography

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One is impressed by the maturity and sophistication of this work, as well as by the extraordinary breadth and depth of the research. The author's access to hitherto classified materials ensures the reader of fresh information and insights. All of this constitutes a well-organized and clearly written outstanding whole. -Charles D. Ameringer, author of U.S. Foreign Intelligence: The Secret Side of American History This well-crafted and path-breaking study carefully reconstructs the roles played by U.S. military and naval attaches in America's relations with three Latin American nations experiencing coups and revolutions in the 1950s and 1960s. -Peter Karsten, author of The Military in America In these times of new preemptive policies in other, less amenable, parts of the world, Kirkland provides us with a small, but pointed lesson on the importance of good intelligence to decision making. . -Journal of Military History


One is impressed by the maturity and sophistication of this work, as well as by the extraordinary breadth and depth of the research. The author's access to hitherto classified materials ensures the reader of fresh information and insights. All of this constitutes a well-organized and clearly written outstanding whole. -- Charles D. Ameringer, author of U.S. Foreign Intelligence: The Secret Side of American History This well-crafted and path-breaking study carefully reconstructs the roles played by U.S. military and naval attaches in America's relations with three Latin American nations experiencing coups and revolutions in the 1950s and 1960s. -- Peter Karsten, author of The Military in America In these times of new preemptive policies in other, less amenable, parts of the world, Kirkland provides us with a small, but pointed lesson on the importance of good intelligence to decision making. . -- Journal of Military History


One is impressed by the maturity and sophistication of this work, as well as by the extraordinary breadth and depth of the research. The author's access to hitherto classified materials ensures the reader of fresh information and insights. All of this constitutes a well-organized and clearly written outstanding whole. -Charles D. Ameringer, author of U.S. Foreign Intelligence: The Secret Side of American History This well-crafted and path-breaking study carefully reconstructs the roles played by U.S. military and naval attaches in America's relations with three Latin American nations experiencing coups and revolutions in the 1950s and 1960s. -Peter Karsten, author of The Military in America In these times of new preemptive policies in other, less amenable, parts of the world, Kirkland provides us with a small, but pointed lesson on the importance of good intelligence to decision making.. -Journal of Military History


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