Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1 INTRODUCTION; Some Analytical Concepts; 2 ARMED FORCES IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM; Historical Legacy; The Political System Under Balaguer; The Armed Forces; U.S. Military Assistance; Conclusion; 3 THE PRESIDENT AND THE GENERALS; Civil-Military Process; Setting the Stage; Balaguer Begins; Wessin and Caamaño; Nivar and Pérez; 4 CHANGING THE GUARD; The Campaign; The Elections; Electoral Aftermath; Military Retreat; Preinaugural Maneuvering; Military Affairs; 5 GUZMÁN BEGINS; The New Government; Military Affairs
Summary
This chronicle and interpretation of recent military and political events in the Dominican Republic analyzes the political behavior of the country's armed forces and scrutinizes policies put in action since the nation's civil war and the subsequent U.S. intervention of 1965