Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War

'Powerful and poetic ... For anyone interested in the myth of Che Guevara ... this book is essential reading' Colm Tóibín, 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

About the author

Ernesto Che Guevara was born into a middle-class family in Argentina in 1928 and trained as a doctor, but became radicalized by the poverty and hunger he witnessed in South America. He played a key role in the Cuban revolution and served in Fidel Castro's government. He then travelled to Congo to support the rebellion there, and finally to Bolivia, where with a small, committed group he initiated a revolutionary movement and was captured and executed by Bolivian and US military forces in 1967.

Summary

'Powerful and poetic ... For anyone interested in the myth of Che Guevara ... this book is essential reading' Colm Tóibín, 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

Product details

• Authors: Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, Ernesto Che Guevara, Ernesto ''Che'' Guevara, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
• Assisted by: Che Guevara Studies Center (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.10.2021
• EAN: 9780241465097
• ISBN: 978-0-241-46509-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, HISTORY / Revolutionary, Cuba, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, c 1950 to c 1959, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, C 1945 To C 1960