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Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War is Che Guevara's definitive account of the Cuban revolutionary war, now available in an updated edition. This edition includes photos and a new foreword by Aleida Guevara, Che's eldest daughter, who is a physician. There is no better account of... Read More
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Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War is Che Guevara's definitive account of the Cuban revolutionary war, now available in an updated edition.

This edition includes photos and a new foreword by Aleida Guevara, Che's eldest daughter, who is a physician.

There is no better account of the Cuban revolutionary war than this concise book by guerrilla leader Che Guevara. Compiled from his campaign diary, which was first published in 1963, it was later corrected and edited by Che himself. This authoritative edition includes not only his corrections but also a number of short essays and articles published shortly after the revolution's triumph. As always, Che's writing is intimate, searching, and self-critical.

Che initially joined the Cuban expedition as a troop doctor, and he describes his dilemma of choosing between a backpack of medicines and a box of ammunition—he chose the box of ammunition. In another justly famous chapter, "The Murdered Puppy," Che recounts the difficult decision to give the order to have a dog killed. Throughout the book, the sweep of history and matters of life and death are portrayed in small, intimate ways.

Series: The Che Guevara Library

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    Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War is Che Guevara's definitive account of the Cuban revolutionary war, now available in an updated edition. This edition includes photos and a new foreword by Aleida Guevara, Che's eldest daughter, who is a physician. There is no better account of the Cuban revolutionary war than this concise book by guerrilla leader Che Guevara. Compiled...
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ISBN: 9781644211076

Publisher: Seven Stories Press,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 September 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Seven Stories Press,U.S.

Illustration: 30 PAGES B&W PHOTOS

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 369g

Pages: 320

About the Author

ERNESTO GUEVARA DE LA SERNA was born in Rosario, Argentina, on June 14, 1928. While studying for a medical degree in Buenos Aires, he took a trip with his friend Alberto Granado on an old Norton motorcycle through all of Latin America, the basis for The Motorcycle Diaries. During his travels he witnessed the Bolivian revolution in 1953; and, in Guatemala in 1954, the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Jacobo Arbenz by US-backed forces. Forced to leave Guatemala, he went to Mexico City, where he linked up with exiled Cuban revolutionaries and met Fidel Castro in 1955. Che joined their expedition to Cuba, where the revolutionary war began in the Sierra Maestra mountains. At first Che was the troop doctor, and later became Rebel Army commander in July 1957. Following the rebels' victory on January 1, 1959, he was a key leader of the new revolutionary government and also of the political organization that in 1965 became the Communist Party of Cuba. ALEIDA GUEVARA is the eldest of Che Guevara's four children with Aleida March. Like her father before her, she is a physician and a champion of human rights. She specializes in pediatrics and lives in Havana, Cuba.

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