The CIA in Guatemala: The Foreign Policy of Intervention (Texas Pan American Series)

Using documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, recently opened archival collections, and interviews with the actual participants, Immerman provides us with a definitive, powerfully written, and tension-packed account of the United States'clandestine operations in Guatemala and their consequences in Latin America today. Frontmatter Preface (page ix) 1. Truman, Eisenhower, and the Cold War in Latin America (page 3) 2. Underdevelopment, Repression, and Revolution (page 20) 3. The Revolutionary Governments: Communism or Nationalism? (page 44) 4. The View from the North (page 68) 5. From Truman to Eisenhower: The Road to Intervention (page 101) 6. Project PBSUCCESS: The Preparation (page 133) 7. Project PBSUCCESS: The Coup (page 161) 8. Project PBSUCCESS: The Legacy (page 187) Notes (page 203) Bibliography (page 259) Index (page 279) Truman, Eisenhower, And The Cold War In Latin America -- Underdevelopment, Repression, And Revolution -- The Revolutionary Governments: Communism Or Nationalism? -- The View From The North -- From Truman To Eisenhower: The Road To Intervention -- Project Pbsuccess: The Preparation -- Project Pbsuccess: The Coup -- Project Pbsuccess: The Legacy. By Richard H. Immerman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Using documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, recently opened archival collections & interviews with the actual participants, Immerman provides us with a definitive, powerfully written & tension-packed account of the USA's clandestine operations in Guatemala & their consequences in Latin America since then. Recounts the American backed overthrow of the Castillo Armas government of Guatemala in 1954