Wow this book was great! It is a small, but powerful collection of first hand sources that document the fall of Chile's democratically elected Socialist government. The first half is better than the second half, as the latter is compromised of two speeches: one by President Allende's daughter and one by Fidel Castro. I would have given the book five stars if Castro's speech didn't fill up so much of the precious space in this less-than-100-page book. Nevertheless, please read this and consider it your doorway into this important part of 20th century American (as in the Americas) history. ( )

Most people associate September 11 with the World Trade Center tragedy. But before 2001 September 11 was already a day infamy for Latin America and Chile in particular. On that day in 1973, General Augusto Pinochet led a US-backed coup against the popularly elected government of Salvador Allende, and began his repressive 17-year dictatorship. An interesting and nostalgic collection.