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Che Guevara was a dashing rebel whose epic dream was to end poverty and injustice in Latin America and the developing world through armed revolution. Jon Lee Anderson traces Che's extraordinary life from his comfortable Argentine upbringing to the battlefields of the Cuban revolution, from the halls of power in Castro's government to his failed campaign in the Congo and his assassination in the Bolivian jungle.

He became a myth in his own lifetime and an international martyr-figure upon his death; he was a revolutionary fighter, a military strategist, a social philosopher, an economist, a medical doctor and a friend and confidant of Fidel Castro. Che Guevara's dream was an epic one - to unite Latin America and the rest of the developing world through armed revolution and to end once and for all the poverty, injustice and petty nationalisms that had bled it for centuries.

Nacido en la ciudad Argentina de Rosario, Ernesto el Che Guevara es un histórico y controversial personaje cuya influencia y contribución despierta múltiples sentimientos a través de la historia. Alzado en armas en contra de un sistema capitalista voraz, la figura del Che Guevara representó un ejemplo de liderazgo para distintos movimientos guerrilleros comunistas Latinoamericanos del siglo XX.

En “Che” Guevara. El guerrillero que fascinó al mundo se explora la vida de uno de los ideólogos y comandantes principales de la Revolución cubana. Médico, político, guerrillero, escritor, periodista y revolucionario comunista de origen argentino, el “Che” se ha convertido en el máximo ícono revolucionario del siglo XX cuya figura aún en la actualidad causa polémica y curiosidad.

What has been called the most famous photograph in the world, and a symbol of the 20th century, began as a spur of the moment snapshot by a Cuban photographer. Alberto Korda transformed a simple photo into a world famous portrait of a larger than life revolutionary.

Esta nueva edición del diario del Che Guevara del último año de su vida describe los esfuerzos que hace el Che para lanzar una rebelión guerrillera en contra del gobierno militar de Bolivia. Fue encontrado en su mochila cuando el ejercito boliviano lo capturo en octubre de 1967. Nuevamente revisado, ahora incluye "Una introducción necesaria" de Fidel Castro, revelando las mentiras de una edición anterior, preventiva preparada por la C.I.A. para descreditar al Che y la expedición boliviana, así como también la Revolución Cubana en si.

He was a dreamer. Che dreamt big, he dreamt of the impossible, the incredible, as incredible as the chapters of his life.

Carlos "Calica" Ferrer relata por primera vez el viaje que compartió con su amigo Ernesto Guevara en 1953, en los meses previos a su transformación en el revolucionario Che. En este recorrido por Bolivia, Perú y Ecuador, alternan el entusiasmo viajero y las diversiones juveniles con reveladores descubrimientos sobre la realidad social y política latinoamericana.

Una selección que aúna tres textos clásicos sobre socialismo y liberación: El Manifiesto Comunista, de Marx y Engels; Reforma o Revolución, de Rosa Luxemburgo; y El socialismo y el hombre en Cuba, del Che Guevara, inspiradores para las nuevas generaciones que creen en una sociedad más justa.

In this audiobook, we will explore the man behind the revolution, explore the good and the bad of the man who - despite his lionization - was still a man with all of the foibles and complexities that can plague us all. From his days as a carefree medical student roving the South American countryside to his tenure as the most preeminent revolutionary in the world, the true story of Che Guevara is finally uncovered.

Revolutionary warrior, compassionate physician, patient teacher, caring mentor - Che Guevara was all this and more. In this poignant, inspirational collection of thoughtful quotations by the now iconic hero of the Cuban revolution, we come to know the man behind the now mile-high myth. Introduced, compiled, and narrated by veteran actor and author Geoffrey Giuliano, Che Guevara: The Heart of a Revolutionary is the perfect introduction to the life and work of the warrior doctor from Argentina.

This book tells the story, for the first time, of the United States government's response to Guevara's ill-starred insurgency in Bolivia in 1967. Henry Butterfield Ryan argues that Guevara's life must be re-evaluated in light of secret documents only recently released by the CIA, the State Department, the Pentagon, and the National Security Council.

Ernesto Guevara, más conocido como “Che” Guevara. Fue uno de los ideólogos y comandantes que lideraron la Revolución Cubana entre 1953 y 1959, que desembocó en un nuevo régimen político en ese país. Guevara participó desde entonces y hasta 1965 en la organización del Estado cubano desempeñando varios altos cargos de su administración y de su Gobierno. Una biografía de uno de los líderes revolucionario de todos los tiempos.

Fidel Castro is one of the most influential and controversial men of the last 50 years, equally revered and reviled by people across the globe. To the West, Castro has long been one of the prominent faces of Communism, and the main reason Cuba has been ostracized by many liberal democracies, particularly the United States. On the other hand, Castro has been admired by those who despised capitalism, and despite the fact the political platform Castro advocated has been almost universally repudiated and only maintains a weak hold even in Cuba.