Reagan's War on Terrorism in Nicaragua : The Outlaw State.
Travis, Philip W.
Reagan's War on Terrorism in Nicaragua : The Outlaw State. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (233 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Map -- Introduction -- 1 Imperialism, the Cold War, and the Roots of Revolution -- 2 Revolution in Nicaragua -- 3 Counterinsurgency-Counterterrorism -- 4 Harbor Mines -- 5 The Terrorist and the Freedom Fighter -- 6 Outlaw States -- 7 A War on Terrorism -- 8 War for Peace -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This study examines the Reagan administration's proxy war against Nicaragua and its use of the emergent threat of international terrorism as a pretext. It also analyzes the administration's conception of international law and argues that its Nicaragua policy set a precedent for the U.S. War on Terror in the twenty-first century.
9781498537186
United States - Military policy - History - 20th century.
Electronic books.
E183.8.N5.T73 2017
327.7307285
Reagan's War on Terrorism in Nicaragua : The Outlaw State. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (233 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Map -- Introduction -- 1 Imperialism, the Cold War, and the Roots of Revolution -- 2 Revolution in Nicaragua -- 3 Counterinsurgency-Counterterrorism -- 4 Harbor Mines -- 5 The Terrorist and the Freedom Fighter -- 6 Outlaw States -- 7 A War on Terrorism -- 8 War for Peace -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This study examines the Reagan administration's proxy war against Nicaragua and its use of the emergent threat of international terrorism as a pretext. It also analyzes the administration's conception of international law and argues that its Nicaragua policy set a precedent for the U.S. War on Terror in the twenty-first century.
9781498537186
United States - Military policy - History - 20th century.
Electronic books.
E183.8.N5.T73 2017
327.7307285