Author(s): Bob Shacochis

History

Widely celebrated upon its original publication in 1999, National Book Awardwinning writer Bob Shacochis s "The Immaculate Invasion" is a gritty, poetic, and revelatory look at the American intervention in Haiti in 1994. In 1994, the United States embarked on Operation Uphold Democracy, a response to the overthrow of the democratically elected Haitian government by a brutal military coup. Bob Shacochis traveled to Haiti for "Harper s" and was embeddedlong before the idea became popular in Iraqwith a team of Special Forces commandos for eighteen months and came away with tremendous insight into Haiti, the character of American fighters, and what can happen when an intervention turns into a misadventure. With the eye for detail and narrative skills of a critically acclaimed, award-winning novelist, Shacochis captures the exploits and frustrations, the inner lives, and the heroic deeds of young Americans as they struggle to bring democracy to a country ravaged by tyranny. "The Immaculate Invasion" is required reading, essential for anyone who wants to understand what has happened in Haiti in the past and what will happen in the future."