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The Salvadoran Crucible : The Failure of U.S. Counterinsurgency in El Salvador, 1979-1992 / Brian D'Haeseleer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- D'Haeseleer, Brian, author.
- Series:
- Modern war studies.
- Modern war studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Foreign relations--El Salvador.
- United States.
- El Salvador--Foreign relations--United States.
- El Salvador.
- El Salvador--History--Civil War, 1979-1992.
- Counterinsurgency--El Salvador--History--20th century.
- Counterinsurgency.
- Counterinsurgency--United States--History--20th century.
- Military assistance, American--El Salvador.
- Military assistance, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (271 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2017.
- Summary:
- An in-depth investigation of the US counterinsurgency intervention in El Salvador, the largest nation-building effort conducted by Washington between the end of the Vietnam War and the second war with Iraq.
- Contents:
- Historical antecedents
- The development and implementation of US counterinsurgency strategy in El Salvador and Latin America, circa 1961-1979
- The Reagan administration enters the maelstrom, 1981-1994
- Chasing victory, 1984-1988
- Terminating the bloodletting, 1989-1992
- Coda.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7006-2513-5
- OCLC:
- 1041061880
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