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Confessions of an Argentine Dirty Warrior - by Horacio Verbitsky (Paperback)

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Retired navy officer Adolfo Scilingo was the first man ever to break the Argentine military's pact of silence, stunning his compatriots and the world by openly confessing his participation in the hideous practice of pushing live political dissidents out of airplanes during Argentina's dirty war.
About the Author: Horacio Verbitsky is Argentina's leading investigative journalist, winner of the 1995 Latin American Studies Association Media Award, and author of a dozen books.
215 Pages
History, Latin America

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About the Book

Retired navy officer Adolfo Scilingo was the first man ever to break the Argentine military's pact of silence, stunning his compatriots and the world by openly confessing his participation in the hideous practice of pushing live political dissidents out of airplanes during Argentina's dirty war.
Available for the first time in paperback, with a new introduction by Judge Gabriel Cavallo on the upcoming military trials and a new epilogue by the author, "Confessions of an Argentine Dirty Warrior" includes the complete text of Scilingo's confession in the form of interviews given to Argentina's best-known investigative journalist, Horacio Verbitsky, along with an afterword by Juan Mendez, putting these events in the context of the dirty war.

Book Synopsis

Available for the first time in paperback, with a new introduction by Judge Gabriel Cavallo on the upcoming military trials and a new epilogue by the author, Confessions of an Argentine Dirty Warrior includes the complete text of Scilingo's confession in the form of interviews given to Argentina's best-known investigative journalist, Horacio Verbitsky, along with an afterword by Juan Méndez, putting these events in the context of the dirty war.

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Neither Hannah Arendt nor Horacio Verbitsky will allow us to ignore what human beings are capable of doing to each other.

About the Author

Horacio Verbitsky is Argentina's leading investigative journalist, winner of the 1995 Latin American Studies Association Media Award, and author of a dozen books. He also presides over Argentina's main human rights organization, the Center for Legal and Social Studies. He lives in Buenos Aires.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.24 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)

Weight: .57 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 215

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Latin America

Publisher: New Press

Theme: South America

Format: Paperback

Author: Horacio Verbitsky

Language: English

Street Date: July 1, 2005

TCIN: 1003465495

UPC: 9781565849853

Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-4460

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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