Bitter Fruit is a comprehensive and insightful account of the CIA operation to overthrow the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala in 1954. This book has become a classic, a textbook case of the relationship between the U.S. and the Third World. It is a warning of what happens when the U.S. abuses its power. ABOUT THE AUTHORS vii INTRODUCTION by John H. Coatsworth ix FOREWORD by Richard A. Nuccio xxi REFLECTIONS IN 2005 by June Carolyn Erlick xxix PREFACE xxxvii MAPS Guatemala 1(2) The Voyage of the Alf 3(2) The Invasion Route 5(142) 1 THE BATTLE BEGINS 7(18) 2 A TEACHER TAKES POWER 25(12) 3 AN AGE OF REFORM 37(12) 4 THE CLOUDS GATHER 49(16) 5 THE OVERLORD: THE UNITED FRUIT COMPANY 65(14) 6 ADVERTISEMENTS FOR MYSELF 79(20) 7 OPERATION SUCCESS 99(20) 8 THE LIBERATOR 119(12) 9 THE PROCONSUL 131(16) 10 THE SECRET VOYAGE OF THE ALFHEM 147(12) 11 THE FINAL COUNTDOWN 159(14) 12 ARBENZ FIGHTS BACK 173(18) 13 THE LONGEST DAY 191(14) 14 THE LIBERATION 205(22) 15 THE AFTERMATH 227(30) AFTERWORD by Stephen Kinzer 257(10) NOTES 267(37) BIBLIOGRAPHY 304(13) INDEX 317