Encyclopedia of U.S. Military Interventions in Latin America

Within a few decades of the establishment of the USA, the country had begun intervening in the affairs of neighbouring countries of the Central and South American and Caribbean regions, a policy which has continued to the present day. The present work analyses both the major interventions and minor conflicts stemming from the USA’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 present fascinating anecdotes on the subject, including why the USA once invaded Panama over a slice of...