New York: Harper & Row, (1976) dj. Hardcover - A balanced account of the Chilean coup of 1973 by the Chilean Army Commander-in-Chief Augusto Pinochet - a coup which unleashed a reign of terror on the civilian population. during which Salvador Allende, President of Chile, died - reportedly by suicide shortly after giving a radio speech to the Chilean people. Allende supporters have always believed he was assassinated. Translated from the Spanish by Andree Conrad. Maps. Extensive notes, index. x, 274 pp. ISBN: 0-060137487.