Richard J. Walter is Professor Emeritus of History at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of Politics and Urban Growth in Santiago, Chile, 1891–1941 (2005).

“This book is an impeccably researched, skillfully constructed, and balanced account of U.S.-Peruvian relations during a particularly difficult period. It emphasizes the respective roles of the ambassadors, who are often overlooked or dismissed in traditional approaches to diplomatic history.”—Peter Klaren, George Washington University

• ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgments Introduction1Peru and JFK2Belaúnde, LBJ, and the “Mann Doctrine” 3Belaúnde, the Counterguerrilla Campaign, and the Role of the United States4Belaúnde’s Position Begins to Crumble5The End of the Belaúnde Administration6The Coup and Its Aftermath7Velasco and the Nixon Administration8Public and Private Negotiations9Continuity and Some Change10Change, Crisis, and Continuity11Nixon and Velasco Exit the SceneConclusionBibliography Index

Richard J. Walter is Professor Emeritus of History at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of Politics and Urban Growth in Santiago, Chile, 1891–1941 (2005).

“This book is an impeccably researched, skillfully constructed, and balanced account of U.S.-Peruvian relations during a particularly difficult period. It emphasizes the respective roles of the ambassadors, who are often overlooked or dismissed in traditional approaches to diplomatic history.”—Peter Klaren, George Washington University

• ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgments Introduction1Peru and JFK2Belaúnde, LBJ, and the “Mann Doctrine” 3Belaúnde, the Counterguerrilla Campaign, and the Role of the United States4Belaúnde’s Position Begins to Crumble5The End of the Belaúnde Administration6The Coup and Its Aftermath7Velasco and the Nixon Administration8Public and Private Negotiations9Continuity and Some Change10Change, Crisis, and Continuity11Nixon and Velasco Exit the SceneConclusionBibliography Index

Richard J. Walter is Professor Emeritus of History at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of Politics and Urban Growth in Santiago, Chile, 1891–1941 (2005).

“This book is an impeccably researched, skillfully constructed, and balanced account of U.S.-Peruvian relations during a particularly difficult period. It emphasizes the respective roles of the ambassadors, who are often overlooked or dismissed in traditional approaches to diplomatic history.”—Peter Klaren, George Washington University

• ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgments Introduction1Peru and JFK2Belaúnde, LBJ, and the “Mann Doctrine” 3Belaúnde, the Counterguerrilla Campaign, and the Role of the United States4Belaúnde’s Position Begins to Crumble5The End of the Belaúnde Administration6The Coup and Its Aftermath7Velasco and the Nixon Administration8Public and Private Negotiations9Continuity and Some Change10Change, Crisis, and Continuity11Nixon and Velasco Exit the SceneConclusionBibliography Index