This is the second book on Nicaragua’s history from 1961-1990 in the Latin America @ War series. Volume 2 covers the Contra War from 1981 – 1988 and is authored by David Francois, Ph.D.
- Abbreviations
- Addenda/Errata to Volume 1
- The Nicaraguan Sandinistas
- The Sandinista Forces
- The Birth of the Contras (1980 – 1982)
- The Undeclared War of the Reagan Administration (1981 – 1882)
- Granada 1983 – Nicaragua 1984
- The Sandinista Counter-Offensive (1985 – 1986)
- Between War and Peace (1986 – 1988)
- The Long Road to Peace (1988 – 1990)
- Selected Bibliography
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Author
Within the seventy-two pages, there are eighty-eight good captions gray tone photographs, half a dozen color photos, and two maps by Tom Cooper. The photos are of varying quality as they are not taken by journalists and come from the collection of Albert Grandolini. They cover some of the first Soviet produced equipment seen in Central America.
This is supplemented by sixteen color profiles of land (20 and air (13) vehicles illustrated by David Bocquelet and Tom cooper (respectively). Anderson Subtil provides three uniform plates for figure modelers.
The text is easy to read and the seven tables included help clear information. It is an excellent addition to the @ War series by Helion Books which are distributed in the US by Casemate Publishers.
