Work covers all types of internal and external military activity, including wars of conquest, terrorism, revolutions, coups, border disputes, class conflicts, and civil unrest. He focuses on operational history in the context of war as an instrument of politics and society, including insightful analyses of the military as an institution and of its relations with civilian government. An invaluable resource, Latin America's Wars provides a much-needed addition to the literature, broadens. Despite the pivotal role of wars in U.S. history, few in the United States understand the effect of war elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere. This second volume in Robert L. Scheina's definitive study of Latin American military describes how during the twentieth century Latin America's military professionals have not only bravely defended their own homelands from foreign enemies but have also gone abroad to fight in both world wars and in the Korean War. This groundbreaking and thorough. U.S. readers' understanding of their neighbors, and serves as a point of departure for new scholarship. Book jacket.

Introduction: What Were the Causes for War in Twentieth-Century Latin America?xxiii -- Part 1. Political Intervention by the United States -- 1. Giving and the Taking of Panama, 1903 1 -- Part 2. An Early Twentieth-Century Boundary Dispute -- 2. Acre War, 1903 7 -- Part 3. Early Twentieth-Century Interclass Revolution and Religious War -- 3. Mexican Revolution, 1910-20 11 -- 4. Cristero Rebellion, 1926-29 29 -- Part 4. An Extrahemispheric War -- 5. World War I and Brazil, 1917-18 35 -- Part 5. Economic Interventions by the United States -- 6. Haiti, 1915-34 41 -- 7. Dominican Republic, 1916-24 48 -- 8. Nicaragua, 1927-33 55 -- Part 6. Interclass Struggles -- 9. Naval Mutinies, 1910-31 73 -- 10. International Communist Subversion, 1928-35 78 -- Part 7. Major Boundary Disputes between the World Wars -- 11. Chaco War, 1932-35 85 -- 12. Leticia Dispute, 1932-33 109 -- 13. Ecuador and Peru, 1941, 1981, and 1995 114 -- Part 8. Mid-Twentieth-Century Intraclass Wars -- 14. Forging Modern Brazil, 1922-32 127 -- 15. Peruvian Senior Military versus the Apristas, 1930-68 133 -- 16. Argentine Senior Military versus Peronismo, 1951-66 145 -- Part 9. Another Extrahemispheric War -- 17. World War II, Brazil and Mexico, 1942-45 161 -- Part 10. Post-World War II Intraclass Wars -- 18. Central America and the Caribbean, 1944-54 173 -- 19. Paraguay, 1947 185 -- 20. Colombia, La Violencia, 1948-64 189 -- Part 11. Early Cold War Struggles -- 21. Colombia in Korea, 1950-53 197 -- 22. Guatemalan Revolution, 1954 201 -- Part 12. Mid-Twentieth-Century Interclass Revolutions -- 23. Bolivian Revolution, 1952 207 -- 24. Cuban Revolution, 1956-59 215 -- 25. Venezuela Revolution, 1958 229 -- Part 13. Early Cold War Intraclass Conflicts -- 26. Year of the Pre-Foco Follies, 1959 237 -- 27. Military Operations by Cuban Exiles, 1960-65 243 -- 28. Venezuela--Reactionary Right and Radical Left, 1960-62 255 -- 29. Era of the Early Foco Wars, 1962-65 265 -- 30. Era of the Late Foco Wars, 1965-74 278 -- 31. Urban Guerrilla Wars, 1963-76 289 -- Part 14. Cold War Border Disputes -- 32. "Soccer War," 1969 301 -- 33. Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, 1982 307 -- Part 15. Late Cold War Intraclass Conflicts -- 34. Chile and the Overthrow of Allende, 1973 319 -- 35. Cuban Troops in Africa, 1960-91 327 -- 36. Era of Fidel's Legacy, 1974-91 339 -- 37. Peru: The Shining Path, 1980-92 360 -- Part 16. An Economic War -- 38. Colombia's Drug War, 1982-2001 373. $t Introduction: What Were the Causes for War in Twentieth-Century Latin America? -- $t Political Intervention by the United States -- $t The Giving and the Taking of Panama, 1903 -- $t An Early Twentieth-Century Boundary Dispute -- $t The Acre War, 1903 -- $t Early Twentieth-Century Interclass Revolution and Religious War -- $t The Mexican Revolution, 1910-20 -- $t The Cristero Rebellion, 1926-29 -- $t An Extrahemispheric War -- $t World War I and Brazil, 1917-18 -- $t Economic Interventions by the United States. $t Haiti, 1915-34 -- $t The Dominican Republic, 1916-24 -- $t Nicaragua, 1927-33 -- $t Interclass Struggles -- $t Naval Mutinies, 1910-31 -- $t International Communist Subversion, 1928-35 -- $t Major Boundary Disputes between the World Wars -- $t The Chaco War, 1932-35 -- $t The Leticia Dispute, 1932-33 -- $t Ecuador and Peru, 1941, 1981, and 1995 -- $t Mid-Twentieth-Century Intraclass Wars -- $t Forging Modern Brazil, 1922-32 -- $t The Peruvian Senior Military versus the Apristas, 1930-68. $t The Argentine Senior Military versus Peronismo, 1951-66 -- $t Another Extrahemispheric War -- $t World War II, Brazil and Mexico, 1942-45 -- $t Post-World War II Intraclass Wars -- $t Central America and the Caribbean, 1944-54 -- $t Paraguay, 1947 -- $t Colombia, La Violencia, 1948-64 -- $t The Early Cold War Struggles -- $t Colombia in Korea, 1950-53 -- $t The Guatemalan Revolution, 1954 -- $t Mid-Twentieth-Century Interclass Revolutions -- $t The Bolivian Revolution, 1952 -- $t The Cuban Revolution, 1956-59. $t The Venezuela Revolution, 1958 -- $t Early Cold War Intraclass Conflicts -- $t The Year of the Pre-Foco Follies, 1959 -- $t Military Operations by Cuban Exiles, 1960-65 -- $t Venezuela -- Reactionary Right and Radical Left, 1960-62 -- $t The Era of the Early Foco Wars, 1962-65 -- $t The Era of the Late Foco Wars, 1965-74 -- $t Urban Guerrilla Wars, 1963-76 -- $t Cold War Border Disputes -- $t The "Soccer War," 1969 -- $t The Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, 1982 -- $t Late Cold War Intraclass Conflicts. $t Chile and the Overthrow of Allende, 1973 -- $t Cuban Troops in Africa, 1960-91 -- $t The Era of Fidel's Legacy, 1974-91 -- $t Peru: The Shining Path, 1980-92 -- $t An Economic War -- $t Colombia's Drug War, 1982-2001.