Reagan's war on terrorism in Nicaragua : the outlaw state /
Travis, Philip W.,
Reagan's war on terrorism in Nicaragua : the outlaw state / Philip W. Travis. - 1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Imperialism, the Cold War, and the roots of revolution -- Revolution in Nicaragua -- Counterinsurgency-counterterrorism -- Harbor mines -- The terrorist and the freedom fighter -- Outlaw states -- A war on terrorism -- War for peace -- Epilogue.
"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."--Provided by publisher.
9781498537186 (e-book)
Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations--Nicaragua.
Nicaragua--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Military policy--History--20th century.
Nicaragua--History--1979-1990.
Electronic books.
E183.8.N5 / T73 2017
Reagan's war on terrorism in Nicaragua : the outlaw state / Philip W. Travis. - 1 online resource (233 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Imperialism, the Cold War, and the roots of revolution -- Revolution in Nicaragua -- Counterinsurgency-counterterrorism -- Harbor mines -- The terrorist and the freedom fighter -- Outlaw states -- A war on terrorism -- War for peace -- Epilogue.
"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."--Provided by publisher.
9781498537186 (e-book)
Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--History--United States--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations--Nicaragua.
Nicaragua--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Military policy--History--20th century.
Nicaragua--History--1979-1990.
Electronic books.
E183.8.N5 / T73 2017