Presenting a story of Nicaragua's notorious tyrant, this work paints a portrait of the man against a backdrop of Nicaragua's political structure, social circumstance, and economic background, encompassing its relations with other Central American countries and the ramifications of the civil war of 1978-79.

This engaging story of Nicaraguäs notorious tyrant is more than a biography. Solidly written for a general as well as scholarly audience, it paints a portrait of the man against a backdrop of Nicaraguäs political structure, social circumstance, and economic background, encompassing its relations with other Central American countries and the ramifications of the civil war of 1978-79.