Author: Che Guevara
Foreword/Introduction: Aleida Guevara
Publisher: LeftWord
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 307
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788187496861
Description
From 1956 to 1959, the people of Cuba struggled against immense odds to emerge victorious from years of brutal dictatorship, poverty, and corruption.
Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War are Che Guevara's classic account of the popular war that transformed a nation, as well as Che himself from troop doctor to world-famous revolutionary. Featuring a preface by Che Guevara's daughter, Aleida Guevara, and a new translation with Che's own corrections incorporated into the text for the first time, this edition also contains extraordinary photographs of the period.
COMMENTS
“For a long time we have wanted to write a history of our revolution . . . But the tasks are many, the years go by, and the memory of the insurrection is dissolving in the past. These events have not yet been properly described, events which already belong to the history of the Americas.”
-Che Guevara
Contents
Editorial Note
Biographical Note on Ernesto Che Guevara
Map
Chronology
Preface
Aleida Guevara
Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War
Prologue
A Revolution Begins
Alegria de Pio
Adrift
The Battle of La Plata
The Battle of Arroyo del Infierno
Air Attack
Surprise Attack at Altos de Espinosa
Death of a Traitor
Bitter Days
Reinforcements
Tempering the Troops
A Famous Interview
On the March
The Weapons Arrive
The Battle of El Uvero
Caring for the Wounded
Return Journey
A Betrayal in the Making
The Attack on Bueycito
Pino del Agua
An Unpleasant Episode
The Struggle Against Banditry
The Murdered Puppy
The Battle of Mar Verde
Altos de Conrado
One Year of Armed Struggle
Letter by Fidel Castro on the Miami Pact
Pino del Agua II
Report on the Battle of Pino del Agua from Ei Cubano Libre
Letter to Fidel Castro (February 19, 1958)
Interlude
A Decisive Meeting
Letters to Fidel Castro (About the Invasion)
The Final Offensive and the Battle of Santa Clara
Appendices
El Patojo
Lidia and Clodomira
A Sin of the Revolution
Glossary