Banana Diplomacy: The Making of American Policy in Nicaragua 1981–1987

by Roy Gutman

In this behind-the-scenes story of Washington policymaking, Newsday's National Security correspondent re-creates the actions and personalities behind the Reagan administration's policies toward Nicaragua.

404 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1988

About the author

Journalist and author. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting, the George Polk Award for foreign reporting, the Selden Ring Award for investigative reporting, and a special Human Rights in Media Award from the International League for Human Rights.

Reviews

[Maxx Fisher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bleeders won in Nicaragua, either with getting congress to approve lethal aid mixed with non lethal aid to the contras or selling weapons to Iran and funneling the profits to fund the contras. Dealers got out played and the other Central American governments had to take reigns of the diplomatic approach to Nicaragua. Pretty fun to see how dumb Oliver north was