The United States and right-wing dictatorships, 1965-1989

by David F. Schmitz

2006 263 pages eng

Building on Schmitz's earlier work, Thank God They're On Our Side, this is an examination of American policy toward right-wing dictatorships from the 1960s to the end of the Cold War. During the 1920s American leaders developed a policy of supporting authoritarian regimes because they were seen as …