Observing our Hermanos de Armas: U.S. Military Attaches in Guatemala, Cuba and Bolivia, 1950-1964 (Latin American Studies (Routledge (Firm)).)

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. This study analyzes the effectiveness of the US military attache corps in Latin America from the end of World War II to the Johnson administration