On the basis of research and travels to Nicaragua, the authors provide a thorough critique of the Reagan administration's policy toward that country. Unfortunately, although many of their criticisms are well-founded, they ignore equally strong criticisms of the Sandinistas. Many useful anecdotes are provided in this one-sided analysis, but there is little that is fresh or original about the criticisms. More balanced works, such as Karl Bermann, Under the Big Stick ( LJ 8/86), Peter Davis, Where Is Nicaragua ( LJ 4/15/87), and James Chace, Endless War ( LJ 10/15/84) are already available. Roderic A. Camp, Latin American Studies Dept., Central Coll., Pella, Ia.