Kathryn Meyer is assistant professor of history at Wright State University.Terry Parssinen is professor of history at the University of Tampa in Florida. He has appeared twice on NPR's Fresh Air.

Meyer and Parssinen write with exceptional clarity, covering material that has never been adequately addressed. Together, they have written a masterful account of the development of international drug trafficking and this century's long battle with it.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Men in the ShadowsChapter 2 BureaucratsChapter 3 MerchantsChapter 4 MonopoliesChapter 5 Noveaux RichesChapter 6 EuropeansChapter 7 WarlordsChapter 8 Soldiers of FortuneChapter 9 SpiesChapter 10 AmericansChapter 11 CommunistsChapter 12 The Myth of Conspiracy

Kathryn Meyer is assistant professor of history at Wright State University.Terry Parssinen is professor of history at the University of Tampa in Florida. He has appeared twice on NPR's Fresh Air.

Meyer and Parssinen write with exceptional clarity, covering material that has never been adequately addressed. Together, they have written a masterful account of the development of international drug trafficking and this century's long battle with it.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Men in the ShadowsChapter 2 BureaucratsChapter 3 MerchantsChapter 4 MonopoliesChapter 5 Noveaux RichesChapter 6 EuropeansChapter 7 WarlordsChapter 8 Soldiers of FortuneChapter 9 SpiesChapter 10 AmericansChapter 11 CommunistsChapter 12 The Myth of Conspiracy

Kathryn Meyer is assistant professor of history at Wright State University.Terry Parssinen is professor of history at the University of Tampa in Florida. He has appeared twice on NPR's Fresh Air.

Meyer and Parssinen write with exceptional clarity, covering material that has never been adequately addressed. Together, they have written a masterful account of the development of international drug trafficking and this century's long battle with it.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Men in the ShadowsChapter 2 BureaucratsChapter 3 MerchantsChapter 4 MonopoliesChapter 5 Noveaux RichesChapter 6 EuropeansChapter 7 WarlordsChapter 8 Soldiers of FortuneChapter 9 SpiesChapter 10 AmericansChapter 11 CommunistsChapter 12 The Myth of Conspiracy