The United States and Somoza, 1933-1956: a revisionist look

Abstract

Preface Introduction A U.S. Policy Dilemma: Conflict Between Non-Intervention and the Preservation of Constitutional Government The Struggle for Constitutionalism in Nicaragua Somoza and Roosevelt (I) Somoza and Roosevelt (II) Somoza and Washington: The War Years Discord in U.S.-Nicaraguan Relations From Welles to Braden: Policy Changes Affecting U.S. Relations with the Somoza Regime The United States Moves to End the Somoza Regime: 1945 to the 1947 Elections The United States Attempts to Oust Somoza: The Year of Non-Recognition, May 1947-May 1948 U.S. Relations with the Somoza Regime: The Last Years, 1948 to 1956 The Myth of Somoza as Washington's Favorite Son: A Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography Index