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Secret History: The CIA s Classified Account of Its Operations in Guatemala 1952-1954 Paperback – November 6, 2006
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Nick Cullather
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The first edition of this book, published in 1999, was well-received, but interest in it has surged in recent years. It chronicles an early example of “regime change” that was based on a flawed interpretation of intelligence and proclaimed a success even as its mistakes were becoming clear. Since 1999, a number of documents relating to the CIA’s activities in Guatemala have been declassified, and a truth and reconciliation process has unearthed other reports, speeches, and writings that shed more light on the role of the United States. For this edition, the author has selected and annotated twenty-one documents for a new documentary Appendix, including President Clinton’s apology to the people of Guatemala.
- Print length176 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 6, 2006
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.56 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-100804754683
- ISBN-13978-0804754682
- Lexile measure1530L
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2014
- Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2016This book is really interesting and full of useful information. I used it along with some other sources to write a paper on the Guatemalan coup. I cited this book several times.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2020Very good book.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2015asdf
- Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2014C'mon team USA. Decades of dirty war after chiquitas cia coup. Totally went bananas. Kudos to cia for this research. Got call f friend who got book.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2016Good record of critical history, by the CIA.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2010This book is fantastic. A great CIA sponsored text, describing the CIA's mission to destabilize and overthrow the Guatemalan government in the 50s. Built ALMOST COMPLETELY out of internal CIA documents, the purpose of the book was to provide the CIA with a template for future intervention missions. When you read this, you really start to get a feel for what the CIA would do in the future.
A must read for anyone with a serious interest in US Foreign Policy.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2016Extremely boring.



