The Cold War's last battlefield : Reagan, the Soviets, and Central America / / Edward A. Lynch

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790204903321
• Autore: Lynch Edward A.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, New York : , : State University of New York Press, , 2011; ©2011
• ISBN: 1-4384-3950-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Collana: Global Academic Publishing Book
• Disciplina: 973.927
• Soggetti: Cold War; United States Foreign relations 1981-1989; United States Foreign relations Central America; Central America Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Soviet Union; Soviet Union Foreign relations United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""The Cold Warâ€?s Last Battlefield""; ""Contents""; ""Preface: Why a Book on Central America?""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Prologue: Ronald Reagan Issues a Warning""; ""1. What Reagan Faced""; ""2. Infighting: Wars Over U.S. Foreign Policy""; ""3. Opening Moves: The “Final Offensive,â€? 1981""; ""4. Making Enemies in Nicaragua,1979â€?1982 ""; ""5. The Wars Escalate, 1982â€?1983""; ""6. The End of the Brezhnev Doctrine, 1983""; ""7. Muddying (and Mining) the Waters ,1984â€?1985""; ""8. The War at Home,1981â€?1986""; ""9. The Iran-Contra Scandal,1986â€?1987""; ""10. Another Year, Another Peace Plan,1987""""11. Endgame""; ""12. Reaganâ€?s Legacy""; ""Epilogue: Central America and the War on Terror""; ""Index""; ""A ""; ""B ""; ""C ""; ""D ""; ""E ""; ""F ""; ""G ""; ""H ""; ""I ""; ""J ""; ""K ""; ""L ""; ""M ""; ""N ""; ""O ""; ""P ""; ""Q ""; ""R ""; ""S ""; ""T ""; ""U ""; ""V ""; ""W ""; ""Y ""; ""Z ""