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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Gripping read
If you can find a copy of this book, I highly recommend it. Covers the authors time as a correspondant in Nicaragua. Reads like a cloak-and-dagger book. Hard to put down.
Published on June 4, 2002 by P. Craven
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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In war one always thinks the other side is more competent
This book concluded that the examined weaknesses of the Contras would lead to defeat. This turned out to be incorrect, since Contra activity was one of the reasons why Sandinistas were replaced by elections, and a shaky but real democracy. Such evaluations are common in war for those participating in conflicts tend believe that their enemies are more competent than...
Published on October 25, 2005 by Laurence Daley
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gripping read,
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This review is from: With the Contras (Hardcover)
If you can find a copy of this book, I highly recommend it. Covers the authors time as a correspondant in Nicaragua.Reads like a cloak-and-dagger book. Hard to put down.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
In war one always thinks the other side is more competent,
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This review is from: With the Contras (Hardcover)
This book concluded that the examined weaknesses of the Contras would lead to defeat. This turned out to be incorrect, since Contra activity was one of the reasons why Sandinistas were replaced by elections, and a shaky but real democracy. Such evaluations are common in war for those participating in conflicts tend believe that their enemies are more competent than they really are. However, there is useful information in this book.
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With the Contras: A Reporter in the Wilds of Nicaragua (A Touchstone Book) by Christopher Dickey (Board book - May 15, 1987)
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