1979-1992

"[Presents the author's] perspective on what may be the largest massacre in modern Latin American history . . . includes data from half a dozen field trips, discussions of reconstruction and the fight for justice, and the relation of the massacre to the region"--Provided by publisher.

Richard Boyle, a journalist, down on his luck in the US, drives to El Salvador to chronicle the events of the 1980 military dictatorship.

The last time Nicolas saw his mother, she was slumped over him, mortally wounded by gunfire that erupted in a crowded plaza during a funeral for a martyred archbishop. Watching while her body is dragged away with other victims, Nicol?s believes that his mother is still alive. He vows to find her again, no matter what. Thus begins the young boy's harrowing journey through his war-ravaged country--a journey that brings him face-to-face with the danger, cruelty, and violence inflicted today on so many parts of the world by terrorism and repression. Inspired by real events.

"Previously published in . . . The New York review of books in October 1982." Discusses the situation of anarchy and terrorism in El Salvador as of 1982.

Traces the development of U.S. policy and the evolution of El Salvador's civil war.

Examines the political and social situation in El Salvador, with an emphasis on the recent civil war and its impact on living conditions throughout the country.

A Quaker doctor with military background tells of his work in rebelheld territory in El Salvador.