Encyclopedia of U.S. Military Interventions in Latin America [2 volumes]: [2 volumes]

By: Alan McPherson and Ian Abbey and Tristan Abbey and Lacie A. Ballinger and Marc Becker and Benjamin R. Beede and William H. Beezley and Nathan Bennett Albright and William K. Bolt and Hal Brands and Keith Braxton and Ron Briley and John A. Britton and Darryl E. Brock and Brenda L. Broussard and R. B. Brown and Christina Bueno and Dino E. Buenviaje and Barry Carr and Peter E. Carr and J. Justin Castro and Joel C. Christenson and Don M. Coerver and Colin M. Colbourn and Jason M. Colby and Joseph E. Collins and Mark Crawford and Eamon Devine and Michael E. Donoghue and John Dreyer and Benjamin J. Earwicker and Jeff Ewen and Gregory C. Ference and David Fields and Richard Filipink and John T. Fishel and John Fredriksen and Max Paul Friedman and Beau Gaitors and Martha C. Galván-Mandujano and Roberto García Ferreira and Juan Pablo Gómez and Roberto González Arana and Larry A. Grant and Artur Gruszczak and Michael R. Hall and Bradley Hilgert and Charles F. Howlett and Jerry Keenan and Andrew J. Kirkendall and Walter E. Kretchik and S. J. Lange and Daniel Lewis and Arturo Lopez-Levy and Brian Loveman and Colin M. MacLachlan and Martin J. Manning and Jerome V. Martin and Ignacio Martínez and Jack McCallum and Joseph M. McCarthy and J. Patrice McSherry and Christina Mobley and Aaron Moulton and Barry Mowell and Jedrek Mularski and Justin D. Murphy and Harvey Neptune and Steven G. O’ Brien and Angela O’ Neal and Nicole L. Pacino and Vanni Pettinà and Richard W. Peuser and Paul G. Pierpaoli Jr. and Margaret Power and Ariana Quezada and Daniel Richter and Kalli J. Ritter and Priscilla Roberts and David M. Rodríguez and Eric Paul Roorda and Anna Rulska and David Ryan and William F. Sater and Friedrich Schuler and Stephen Irving Max Schwab and Bevan Sewell and Margaret M. Seymour and James F. Siekmeier and Stephen M. Streeter and Jeffrey F. Taffet and Ellen D. Tillman and Spencer C. Tucker and Dustin Walcher and Andrew Walker and Sean M. Walsh and Robert Anthony Waters Jr. and Cynthia Watson and Gregory Weeks and James H. Willbanks and Corbin Williamson and Micah Wright and Vanessa M. Ziegler

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Synopsis: This unique reference shows how the United States has intervened militarily, politically, and economically in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from the early 19th century to the present day.What do baseball, American war crimes, and a slice of watermelon have in common in the annals of Latin American history? Believe it or not, this disparate grouping reflects the cultural and historical remnants of America's military and political involvement in the region. As early as 1811, the United States began intervening in the affairs of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean … and it hasn't stopped since. This compelling reference analyzes both the major interventions and minor conflicts stemming from our nation's military operations in these areas and examines the people, places, legislation, and strategies that contributed to these events.In addition to documented facts and figures, the alphabetically organized entries in Encyclopedia of U.S. Military Interventions in Latin America present fascinating anecdotes on the subject, including why the United States once invaded Panama over a slice of watermelon, how an intervention in Nicaragua landed our country on trial for war crimes, and how the popularity of baseball in Latin America is a direct result of American influence. Primary source documents and visual aids accompany the content.