{"product_id":"eyewitness-to-chaos-personal-accounts-of-the-intervention-in-haiti-1994-9781612347240","title":"Eyewitness to Chaos: Personal Accounts of the Intervention in Haiti, 1994","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn September 1994 a large U.S. invasion force converged on Haiti. Years of diplomatic efforts, secret government planning, and military rehearsals on the parts of the United States and the United Nations had failed to restore to office Haiti's democratically elected, junta-deposed president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and now invasion was imminent. Poised for action and mere minutes from striking, President Bill Clinton stunned military commanders when he announced a drastic change of plan: a peaceful cooperation with an illegal government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEyewitness to Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e Walter E. Kretchik retells the experience of this unprecedented and convoluted operation through the voices of its participants. Synthesizing accounts from a cross section of military officials, Kretchik unveils the little-known inner workings of government and military planning and the real-world quandaries of operational execution faced by those involved. The thirty-seven interviewees provide insight into the many facets of the operation: strategic and operational planning; intelligence gathering; multinational force design; medical and legal complications; communication concerns; contracting and logistics; ethnic, cultural, and historical considerations; mission execution; and language barriers. What emerges is a new perspective on this attempt to secure a brighter future for Haiti's people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potomac Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612347240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Walter E. Kretchik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435544899765,"sku":"9781612347240","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_28dbf623-0a3d-4289-bdcc-bf47da7ac49b.jpg?v=1776227120","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eyewitness-to-chaos-personal-accounts-of-the-intervention-in-haiti-1994-9781612347240","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}