Our Man in Panama: The Shrewd Rise and Brutal Fall of Manuel Noriega

Written by John Dinges

Narrated by Gary Tiedemann

A "carefully researched" account of the rise and fall of notorious dictator Manuel Noriega-and America's role in both (The Washington Post).

Written by a prize-winning NPR veteran who spent years covering Latin America, this blend of biography, history, and political reporting details the events that lead to the American invasion of Panama.

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Mar 19, 2024
• ISBN: 9798855536522

John Dinges

John Dinges is the author of several books on dictatorships, human rights, and covert activities in Latin America. After a decades-long year career as a journalist and correspondent at the Washington Post, Time, the Miami Herald, National Public Radio, and other media organizations, he was named the Godfrey Lowell Cabot Professor of Journalism, now Emeritus, at Columbia University. Among other awards, Dinges was decorated with the Order of Bernardo O’Higgins by Chile in recognition of his investigation of the crimes of the Pinochet military dictatorship.