Building on Schmitz\'s earlier work, Thank God They\'re on our Side, this is an examination of American policy toward Right-Wing Dictatorships from the 1960s to the end of the Cold War.
The Vietnam War served to undercut the logic and rationale of supporting rig.
After 1965, however, American support for these regimes became a contested issue.
During the 1920s American leaders developed a policy of supporting authoritarian regimes because they were seen as stable, anti-communist, and capitalist.
Building on Schmitz\'s earlier work, Thank God They\'re on our Side, this is an examination of American policy toward Right-Wing Dictatorships from the 1960s to the end of the Cold War