Bitter Fruit : The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Revised and Expanded

Bitter Fruit is a comprehensive and insightful account of the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954.First published in 1982, this book has become a classic, a textbook case of the relationship between the United States and the Third World.The authors make extensive use of U.S. government documents and interviews with former CIA and other officials.It is a warning of what happens when the United States abuses its power.