A Twilight Struggle
American Power and Nicaragua, 1977-1990
(amazon)Robert Kagan (View Bio)
Hardcover: The Free Press, 1996; Paperback: The Free Press, 1997.
"The definitive book, battling all the myths and half truths remaining from the propaganda wars. It is hard to imagine that A TWILIGHT STRUGGLE will ever be surpassed for its scholarship, depth, and good sense." — The National Interest
"Magisterial.... Mr. Kagan has produced a definitive book." — The Wall Street Journal
"It is unquestionably the most revealing and comprehensive account of its topic we are ever likely to see in print." — Commentary
"Consistently authoritative.... some groundbreaking insights." — The New York Times Book Review
"Authoritative and definitive." — Publishers Weekly
"A brilliant and encyclopedic history of the American intervention in Nicaragua." — Foreign Affairs