For la Patria Politics and the Armed Forces

Defending la Patria, or homeland, is the historical mission claimed by Latin American armed forces. For la Patria is a comprehensive narrative history of the military's political role in Latin America in national defense and security. Latin A

Introduction: Armed Forces, Militarylore, and la Patria
The Iberian Military Tradition: From the Kingdoms of las Espanas to la Patria	p. 1
Inventing la Patria: Wars, Caudillismo, and Politics, 1810-1885	p. 27
Foreign Military Missions and la Patria	p. 63
Variations on Patriotic Themes: La Patria and the Armed Forces from the Great Depression to the Cold War	p. 101
La Patria and the Cold War: From Pearl Harbor to the Bay of Pigs	p. 139
La Patria and the Cold War: From the Bay of Pigs to the Gulf of Fonseca	p. 165
La Patria, Regional Security, and "Democracy,"	p. 195
La Patria, the Armed Forces, and Human Rights	p. 227
La Patria and Perestroika: Toward the Twenty-first Century	p. 253
Glossary	p. 287
Bibliography	p. 291
Index	p. 323
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For la Patria Politics and the Armed Forces in Latin America

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