Although it’s been nearly 33 years since the U.S. invaded this obscure microstate in the Caribbean and ousted its pro-Soviet and pro-Cuban dictatorship, several surprising vestiges of that Cold War ...
In mid-October 1983, a “sordid little Leninist dictatorship” on the Caribbean Island of Grenada crumbled, resulting in the British Commonwealth country’s takeover by a more-leftist military junta. The ...
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada — It is desperately hot and steamy on this tiny island-nation in the eastern Caribbean, and my wife Ludie and I are bouncing along a winding mountain road with a pair of Newport ...
In its dealings with Venezuela, which have included challenges to Maduro’s presidency and a border dispute with Guyana, CARICOM has upheld the region as a “zone of peace.” ...
On October 25, 1983, U.S. troops, supported by six Caribbean nations, invaded the tiny, leftist-ruled island of Grenada, ...
Operation Urgent Fury lasted a mere 51 days. As far as U.S. military history goes, that's a small blip compared to well-known conflicts in Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan. But the invasion of Grenada, a ...
Last month, our graduate students taught us an important lesson about the future of war. We examined the 1983 invasion of Grenada, in which one of us participated as a 29-year-old Ranger company ...
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Diplomatic Correspondence.; The Hanging of 300 Indians. GRENADA CAPTURED MANEUVERING WAR VESSELS. INTERNATIONAL RELIEF. UNDER NIAGARA--CHURCH'S NEW PICTURE OF THE FALLS. Share full article Dec. 8, ...
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia War Memorial is looking for veterans and family members to tell their stories about the long-ago deadly terrorist attack in Beirut, Lebanon. Next year marks the 40th ...