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In April 1965, Che Guevara set out clandestinely from Havana to Congo to head a force of some 150 veteran Cuban soldiers to assist the Congolese Patrice Lumumba Battalion, four years after the assassination of the democratically elected socialist president of Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Because this diary deals with what Che admits was a “failure”, he examines every painful detail about what went wrong in order to draw constructive lessons for planned future guerrilla movements.
Unique among his books, Congo Diary gives us Che’s brutal honesty and his story-telling ability as he recounts this fascinating episode of guerrilla warfare unblinkingly and without sugar coating or jargon.
Considered by some to be Che’s best book, it is also one of the few that he had a chance to edit for publication after writing it.
Tal vez sorprenda que la imagen mas difundida del siglo xx no
represente a una estrella de rock, o de Hollywood y mucho menos un
hombre de negocios o un deportista de exito. Tampoco a un poeta, un
pintor, o un cientifico. Ernesto Che Guevara no dirigio el destino
de una potencia mundial y su imagen no fue resultado de una campana
mediatica en sentido estricto, aunque podria decirse que ella es en
si misma una campana con un mensaje reconocible. El Che es el
hombre rebelde por excelencia pero el mismo fue ministro y banquero
y dirigio juicios sumarisimos y ejecuciones. Tambien fue un icono
del voluntarismo, expresion maxima (o minima, segun quiera verse)
de la accion revolucionaria y eje de la construccion de una
sociedad nueva.
Esta nueva edicion comentada del Diario de Bolivia, a cargo de su
nieto Canek Sanchez Guevara, contiene nuevas reflexiones sobre la
ultima etapa de la vida del Che y aclara al maximo las identidades
de los implicados en su guerrilla y las situaciones que provocaron
aquellos acontecimientos. Esta edicion tiene cerca de 400 notas al
pie con abundante informacion historica, fragmentos de los diarios
de otros guerrilleros, declaraciones de ex agentes de la CIA y de
las fuerzas armadas bolivianas y un mapa que resume la ruta del Che
en Bolivia.
Tal vez sorprenda que la imagen mas difundida del siglo xx no
represente a una estrella de rock, o de Hollywood y mucho menos un
hombre de negocios o un deportista de exito. Tampoco a un poeta, un
pintor, o un cientifico. Ernesto Che Guevara no dirigio el destino
de una potencia mundial y su imagen no fue resultado de una campana
mediatica en sentido estricto, aunque podria decirse que ella es en
si misma una campana con un mensaje reconocible. El Che es el
hombre rebelde por excelencia pero el mismo fue ministro y banquero
y dirigio juicios sumarisimos y ejecuciones. Tambien fue un icono
del voluntarismo, expresion maxima (o minima, segun quiera verse)
de la accion revolucionaria y eje de la construccion de una
sociedad nueva.
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The Motorcycle Diaries (Paperback)
Ernesto "Che" Guevara; Translated by Che Guevara Studies Center
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'A Latin American James Dean or Jack Kerouac' Washington Post 'It's
true; Marxists just wanna have fun... a revolutionary bestseller'
Guardian At the age of twenty-three, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and his
friend Alberto Granado set out from their native Argentina to
explore their continent, with only a single 1939 Norton motorcycle
to carry them, nicknamed La Poderosa ('the powerful one'). They
travelled not to visit the usual tourist attractions, but to meet
ordinary people and understand Latin American life. In amidst the
tales of youthful adventures - of women, wine, thrilling escapes
and the power of friendship - the young Che also learns first-hand
about poverty, philosophy and philosophy and forms himself into the
man who would become the world's most famous and admired
revolutionary and freedom fighter. 'For every comic escapade of the
carefree roustabout there is an equally eye-opening moment in the
development of the future revolutionary leader. By the end of the
journey, a politicized Guevara has emerged to predict his own
legendary future' Time
'Powerful and poetic ... For anyone interested in the myth of Che
Guevara ... this book is essential reading' Colm Toibin, Observer
'We were an army of shadows, of ghosts, walking as if to the beat
of some dark psychic mechanism...' The Cuban Revolution changed the
course of the twentieth century. Following years of brutal tyranny
and poverty, a band of idealistic young people fought against
immense odds to overthrow a dictator and emerged victorious. This
is the story of how they did it. Che Guevara's classic eyewitness
account chronicles the transformation of a country, and of Che
himself, from troop doctor to revolutionary icon. 'Che's life is an
inspiration for every human being who loves freedom' Nelson Mandela
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Guerrilla Warfare (Paperback)
Ernesto "Che" Guevara; Introduction by Brian Loveman, Thomas M. Davies
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This indispensable book includes three of Che Guevara's most
influential essays describing his tactical philosophy of fighting a
guerrilla war in Latin America. "Guerrilla Warfare," written in
1960, outlines Guevara's doctrine for guerrilla fighters,
especially against Caribbean-style dictatorships. In "Guerrilla
Warfare: A Method" (1963) and "Message to the Tricontinental"
(1967), Guevara modified some of his earlier tenets. These latter
two works move away from his earlier dogmatism, suggesting that
Marxist revolution was possible even in purportedly democratic
regimes. All three essays reflect his deeply held belief that a
small, rural-based guerrilla army could trigger a revolution.
This is Che Guevara's last diary, compiled from notebooks found in
his backpack when he was captured by the Bolivian army in October
1967 and subsequently executed.This is the definitive account of
the attempt to spark a continent-wide revolution in Latin America.
An extraordinary selection of the letters of Che Guevara 'Always be
capable of feeling deeply any injustice committed against anyone,
anywhere in the world' Che Guevara was an inveterate letter writer
and diarist throughout his short but extraordinary life. This
selection of his letters begins with his youthful motorcycle
travels around Latin America as a wide-eyed medical student, and
goes on to cover the Cuban Revolutionary War - including his letter
to Castro after its success - his subsequent role as a government
leader, travels to the Congo and finally Bolivia at the end of his
life. Together they map the emergence of a dedicated revolutionary,
but also reveal him as a master narrator: honest and insightful,
with a razor-sharp wit, an iron will and, in his intimate writings
to his family, a great capacity to express affection for those
closest to him.
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Guerrilla Warfare (Paperback)
Ernesto "Che" Guevara; Translated by Che Guevara Studies Center
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'Guerrilla warfare is a war of the masses, a war of the people'
First published in 1961, following the successful Cuban Revolution,
this is Che Guevara's handbook for guerrilla war. It covers
strategy, tactics, terrain, organization of an army, logistics,
field medical treatment, intelligence, propaganda and training, and
focuses on seven 'golden rules' of guerrilla warfare. Widely
studied both by insurrectionist movements and those who have tried
to suppress them, this is the key text to understand how
revolutions can be fought and won by ordinary people.
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The Bolivian Diary (Paperback)
Ernesto "Che" Guevara; Translated by Che Guevara Studies Center
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'Guevara was a figure of epic proportions. These diaries, stark and
moving, will be his most enduring monument' Observer The final
diaries of Che Guevara begin in 1966, when he travelled to Bolivia
to foment a revolution, and end just two days before his death in
October 1967. They form an unvarnished account of his guerrilla
campaign against CIA-backed Bolivian troops, fighting in the jungle
and keeping his men's spirits up - even as the struggle started to
fail. Found in Guevara's backpack and smuggled to Cuba after his
execution, The Bolivian Diary is an inspiring record of, and a
moving memorial to, a revolutionary life.
An extraordinary new selection of the letters of Che Guevara, from
throughout his life, many released for the very first time Che
Guevara was an inveterate letter writer and diarist throughout his
short but extraordinary life. His letters and diaries are those of
a master narrator, characterized by a brutal honesty, a remarkable
lack of ego, a razor-sharp wit, an iron will and a great capacity
to express his love and affection for his closest friends and
family. This selection of Che Guevara's correspondence, beginning
with letters penned in his early travels around Latin America as a
medical student, shows how he polished his unique style over the
years. This selection maps the emergence of a dedicated
revolutionary and original political thinker from the wide-eyed
young Argentine who set out to discover Latin America. Covering the
entirety of Che's life, from his famous motorcycle journey around
South America to the Cuban Revolutionary War, from the setting-up
of the pioneering communist state of Cuba to his revolutionary
travels to the Congo and Bolivia. But it also reveals a more
intimate, personal side to Che, including his letters to his
mother, wife and children. In one of his last letters to his young
children, Che advised them to 'always be capable of feeling deeply
any injustice committed against anyone, anywhere in the world. This
is the most beautiful quality in a revolutionary.'
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