Guerrillas and Generals
Subtitle: The Dirty War in Argentina
Publisher: Praeger Paperback
Published: October 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780275973605
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Warfare & Defence; History; History - General History; History: World; Ethnic Studies - General; General; Latin America - South America; Political Science / General; Latin America - General; 1955-1983; 20th century; Argentina; Civil-military relations; Guerrillas; Political violence; Politics and government
First sentence: At a few minutes before 6:00 P.M., on 9 December 1985, Jorge Rafael Videla 60 years of age, former president of Argentina, retired lieutenant general and former commander in chief of the Argentine army, stood with eight other generals and admirals in the Federal Court of Criminal Appeals in Buenos Aires, awaiting his sentence.