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by Craig Sandell (Author)
The 1960s and 1970s were a turbulent time in America. The assassination of a president and rising opposition to the Vietnam War had people mourning their losses and demonstrating in the streets.
This was also a turbulent time in Central and South America, as countries experienced the instability that comes with multiple government overthrows. This cauldron of chaos represented fertile ground to outside nongovernmental organizations seeking to profit from the unrest by providing services designed to cement dictatorial control.
With thousands of highly trained personnel leaving the American military, these organizations had their pick of men and women who could act as their operatives.
Some of these organizations provided mercenary assistance, and some, like the organization chronicled in these pages, provided covert services to strengthen emerging regimes.
