Observing our Hermanos de Armas : US military attachés in Guatemala, Cuba, and Bolivia, 1950-1964 / Robert O. Kirkland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirkland, Robert O., 1966-

Series:

Latin American studies (Routledge (Firm)). Social sciences and law.

Latin American studies. Social sciences and law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military attachés--United States.

Military attachés.

Military attachés--Latin America.

Civil-military relations--Latin America.

Civil-military relations.

Latin America.

United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.

United States.

International relations.

Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.

Latin America--History--1948-1980.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

This study analyzes the effectiveness of the U.S. military attaché corps in Latin America from the end of World War II to the Johnson administration. Until now, there has not been a historical study on attaché proficiency, their training and education, or utilization of their reports by policy makers in Washington. An analytical framework is used to test the capability of this intelligence gathering system and applied in the case studies of: Guatemala, 1950-1954, Cuba, 1954-1958 and Bolivia 1960-1964.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415947847

OCLC:

52947984