first edition Hardcover
1988
by Gutman, Roy
Simon and Schuster, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York First edition. Based on probing interviews with key players of involved countries (including Argentina), this is an amply documented indictment of Reagan administration policy toward Nicaragua, which the author calls "a case study in the perils of fighting strategic battles in secret, on the cheap, and by proxy." Inscribed on the front flyleaf by Gutman to U.S. Ambassador Philip C. Habib, who is mentioned several times in this work. A renowned career diplomat, Habib (1920-92) was an authority on Southeast Asia, President Ronald Reagan's personal representative to the Middle East, and a special envoy to some of the world's most dangerous flash points. In 1982, Habib was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Some uneven sunning to the dust jacket; otherwise a very good copy. Inscribed by Author.
(Inventory #: 982573511)