Everybody Had His Own Gringo: The CIA and the Contras

by Glenn Garvin, P.J. O'Rourke (Foreword)

The Reagan administration spent eight years and a vast amount of money backing the Contras in their bid to overthrow the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. Although the Sandinistas eventually were ousted, it was by the ballot box and not the M-16, for by that time the Contras had ceased to be a viable force. What caused their untimely demise? Some of the fault lies with the Contras themselves, but in this account of villainy, courage, incompetence and violent death in a country at war with itself, the author sets out to show that there is blame in Washington, too.

310 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1992

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[Cwl · Rating 3 out of 5]

In which history changes because Barry Goldwater got drunk at his job one time.