Wars of the 20th Century - The Western Hemisphere: 26 Wars in the Americas and the Caribbean brings together in one concise, easy-to-read book 26 wars and conflicts that took place in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean during the twentieth century. The types of conflicts include political/ideological wars, territorial wars, ethnic/racial wars, revolutions/counter-revolutions, etc.Written in a direct format using only regular, non-technical language, and yet packed with information, it thoroughly and clearly explains each war's causes, combat phase(s), conclusions, and consequences. This book was written for the general reader and purposed to be used as an everyday read or a handy source of information on country, regional, and world history. Included are 39 maps, bibliography, and index.Discussed in this book are the following wars and conflicts: Guatemalan Civil War, Costa Rican Civil War, Suriname Civil War, 1932 Salvadoran Peasant Uprising, Football War, Salvadoran Civil War, United States Invasion of Panama, Dirty War, Falklands War, Thousand Days' War, La Violencia, United States Invasion of Grenada, Cuban Revolution, War against the Bandits, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis, Mexican Revolution, Ecuadorian-Peruvian War, Paquisha War, Cenepa War, Chaco War, United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934, Parsley Massacre, Dominican Republic Civil War and U.S./OAS Intervention, United States Occupation of Nicaragua, 1912-1933, Nicaraguan Revolution (1961-1979) and Counter-Revolution (1981-1990).(Note: 18 of the 26 wars presented in this book are also found in volumes 1, 2, and 3 of the Wars of the 20th Century series)