In this skillful polemic, Romanova marshals substantial evidence documenting the adverse results of the United States’ involvement in Latin America. The marxist assumptions cause less distortion than those which naively speak only of “aid” to that region. The sources are largely the informative reports published by or for the United States business community. While emphasizing the various forms of corporate investment, the work is most suggestive when relating the results of investment, military assistance, technical exports, and ideological propaganda. Romanova provides a challenging view of the United States role in Latin America which must be read critically, but is not easily refuted.