Travis, Philip W., <br/><br/>
Reagan's war on terrorism in Nicaragua :  the outlaw state / 
Philip W. Travis. 
 - 1 online resource (233 pages) :  illustrations (some color), maps 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781498537186 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations--Nicaragua.<br/>Nicaragua--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>United States--Military policy--History--20th century.<br/>Nicaragua--History--1979-1990.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E183.8.N5  / T73 2017