Episodes of the Cuban Revolutionary War, 1956-58
Ernesto Che Guevara, Argentine by birth, became a central leader of the Cuban revolution and one of the outstanding communists of the 20th century. This book is his firsthand account of the military campaigns and political events that culminated in the January 1959 popular insurrection that overthrew the U.S.-backed dictatorship in Cuba. With clarity and humor, Guevara describes his own political education. He explains how the struggle transformed the men and women of the Rebel Army and July 26 Movement led by Fidel Castro. And how these combatants forged a political leadership capable of guiding millions of workers and peasants to open the socialist revolution in the Americas. Guevara's Episodes of the Cuban Revolutionary War appears here complete for the first time in English
autobiographies (literary works)
483 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
9780873488242, 9780873488235, 0873488245, 0873488237
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1. Episodes of the Cuban revolutionary war. 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
Toughening up 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
The battle of El Hombrito
The first battle of Pino del Agua
An unpleasant incident
The struggle against banditry
The murdered puppy
The battle of Mar Verde
Altos de Conrado
War and the peasant population
One year of armed struggle
The second battle of Pino del Agua
Interlude
A decisive meeting
From Batista's final offensive to the battle of Santa Clara. 2. Portraits of revolutionaries. Lidia and Clodomira
El Patojo
Camilo. 3. The las villas campaign. Military order by Fidel Castro
En route to las villas: reports to Fidel Castro
Letter to Enrique Oltuski
Letter to Faure Chomon
Military order no. 1
Letter to Alfredo Pena
Pedrero Pact
Letter to provincial committee of July 26 movement
The battle of Fomento
To the people of las villas
A sin of the revolution. 4. Letters on the Cuban revolutionary war. To his parents
To Hilda Gadea
To Fidel Castro
To Sergia Cordovi Rodriguez
To Ernesto Sabato
To Carlos Franqui
To Pablo Diaz Gonzalez
To Haydee Santamaria
To Ezequiel Vieta
Includes index