This new work provides a clear and readable description of military combat occurring in Latin America for the years 1948 to the start of 1982. Though concentrating on a combat narrative, matters of politics, business and international relations appear as necessary to understand the wars"--Provided by publisher.

Includes maps of: Central Colombia; Colombia - Eastern Plains; Revolutionary Cuba; Guatemala; Cuba - Sierra Maestra Mountain Range; Dominican Republic; Cuba - Bay of Pigs; Venezuela; Colombia - Marquetalia Campaign; Panama - Canal Zone; Santo Domingo; Peru - Guerrillas of Mesa Pelada Mountain Range; Che Guevara in Bolivia; Brazil - Guerrillas of Araguaia; Colombia - Department of Santander; Peru; Colombia - Sinu and San Jorge Rivers; Colombia - Anori Campaign in Antioquia; Hundred Hours War - Western Front; El Salvador; Nicaragua; Nicaragua - Epic March to Masaya; Southern Colombia; Peru - Ayacucho Department; Peru - War with Ecuador over Condor Mountains.

Colombia, 1948-1953: the start of La Violencia --|t Attack in Cuba and the CIA in Guatemala --|t The first pacification of Colombia, 1953-1954 --|t The first U.S. invasion: Guatemala and the CIA in 1954 --|t The revival of La Violencia in Colombia, 1954-1957 --|t The Cuban insurrection, 1956-1958 --|t The impact of Cuba --|t The U.S. response: the Bay of Pigs Invasion --|t The spread of guerilla movements --|t Colombia: the end of La Violencia, 1957-1966 --|t The U.S. response: Panama and the Dominican Republic --|t Guerrilla disasters --|t Guerrillas in retreat --|t The first leftist guerrillas in Colombia --|t Maoism in Peru and Colombia --|t Guerrillas in Colombia: defeat and renewal --|t A decade of turmoil in Central America, 1969-1979 --|t Nicaragua: the insurrection --|t The impact of Nicaragua in Central America --|t Colombia: the resurgence of guerrillas --|t Peru: start of insurgency and war with Ecuador. pt. 1. Wars return to Latin America -- Colombia, 1948-1953: the start of La Violencia -- Attack in Cuba and the CIA in Guatemala -- The first pacification of Colombia, 1953-1954 -- The first U.S. invasion: Guatemala and the CIA in 1954 -- The revival of La Violencia in Colombia, 1954-1957 -- pt. 2. The golden age of guerrillas -- The Cuban insurrection, 1956-1958 -- The impact of Cuba -- The U.S. response: the Bay of Pigs Invasion -- The spread of guerilla movements -- Colombia: the end of La Violencia, 1957-1966 -- The U.S. response: Panama and the Dominican Republic -- Guerrilla disasters -- Guerrillas in retreat -- The first leftist guerrillas in Colombia -- Maoism in Peru and Colombia -- pt. 3. The revival of guerrillas -- Guerrillas in Colombia: defeat and renewal -- A decade of turmoil in Central America, 1969-1979 -- Nicaragua: the insurrection -- The impact of Nicaragua in Central America -- Colombia: the resurgence of guerrillas -- Peru: start of insurgency and war with Ecuador -- Final observations.