Revolutionaries for the right : anticommunist internationalism and paramilitary warfare in the Cold...
Revolutionaries for the right : anticommunist internationalism and paramilitary warfare in the Cold...
Revolutionaries for the right : anticommunist internationalism and paramilitary warfare in the Cold War / Kyle Burke.
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Publisher
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
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G 2018/3432
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English
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Physical content
351 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The flames of anticommunist revolution -- Crossroads of conservatism -- Revolution and counterrevolution -- Covert warriors for hire -- Private wars in Central America -- Rebels for the cause -- Conclusion : the twilight of the anticommunist international.
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Publisher
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
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North Carolina
Date Published
[2018]
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Summary
"Freedom fighters. Guerrilla warriors. Soldiers of fortune. The many civil wars and rebellions against communist governments drew heavily from this cast of characters. Yet from Nicaragua to Afghanistan, Vietnam to Angola, Cuba to the Congo, the connections between these anticommunist groups have remained hazy and their coordination obscure. Yet as...
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Revolutionaries for the right : anticommunist internationalism and paramilitary warfare in the Cold War / Kyle Burke.
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The new Cold War history
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/3432
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74VKVAw4L7PX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVAw4L7PX
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ISBN
9781469640730 hardcover ; alkaline paper
1469640732 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
324.1309045
MMS ID
991024171686702626
