| Book Review | The Journal of American History, 89.4

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Capturing the Revolution: The United States, Central America, and Nicaragua, 1961-1972. By Michael D. Gambone. (Westport: Praeger, 2001. xiv, 274 pp. Cloth, $69.95, ISBN 0-275-96594-5. Paper, $22.00, ISBN 0-275-97305-0.)

In Capturing the Revolution, Michael D. Gambone analyzes the John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon administrations' approaches to Central America and, more specifically, to Nicaragua. Gambone 'proposes to integrate the issues of revolution and response,' incorporating 'layers' of context, including the international (Cold War), national, regional, and local levels. He focuses on the development and application of U.S. policy, relying on sources in the National Archives, the Kennedy and Johnson libraries, and the Nixon Presidential Materials collection. He develops the Nicaraguan and Central American context through U.S. government sources, published Nicaraguan and multinational organization materials, and secondary sources. . . .

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