Guantánamo: An American History

An on-the-ground history of the Cuban bay's evolution from fifteenth-century Spanish colony to twenty-first-century US naval base and prison.

"With wit and verve . . . Hansen illuminates the long, strange, compelling, and troubling story of Guantánamo. A vivid and thoughtful writer, Hansen employs Guantánamo as a prism to reveal the tangled construction of an overseas American empire." —Alan Taylor, winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Say the word "Guantánamo" and orange jumpsuits, chain-link fence...