Guerrilla Warfare

by Che Guevara

Overview

2021 Reprint of the 1961 Edition. This very practical manual contains Che's clearest, most committed analysis of guerrilla warfare, the basis of the struggle of a people to redeem itself. He shows how a small band of revolutionaries, ill-equipped but flexible, inventive, and mobile, can use the massive strength of its opponents to overthrow a corrupt regime in armed struggle. Strategy, tactics, sabotage, propaganda, and intelligence are all discussed in detail; and Che also examines the possibilities of action in the suburbs and cities themselves.

Contents;

General principle of guerrilla warfare -- The guerrilla band -- Organization of the guerrilla front -- Appendices: 1. Organization in secret of the first guerrilla band -- 2. Defense of power that has been won -- Epilogue. Analysis of the Cuban situation, its present and its future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684225255
Publisher:	Martino Fine Books
Publication date:	02/01/2021
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	547,895
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.34(d)

Editorial Reviews

Ches volume is the other side of the coin, as he details his style of hit-and-run tactics that were paramount to the overthrow of Cubas government and the establishment of the Castro regime that Didions Cubans fled from. Published in 1969, this sports three of Ches most famous essays on guerrilla combat tactics.

Library Journal

Che Guevara's book was originally published in 1960, the written output of a revolutionary who had proved his talents in the real world. His text includes sections on propaganda, sabotage, the role of the woman, and the guerilla fighter as social reformer, and an epilogue in which he analyzes the events leading to the Cuban Revolution of 1959 and the possible future of revolutionary ideals in the Americas. Che's book, accompanied by introductory matter and case studies by Brian Loveman and Thomas M. Davies, Jr., was published by U. of Nebraska Press in 1985; in this third edition, the introduction and case studies have been revised and updated and contain new perspectives on Che's life and political impact, the situation in Latin America, the United States' reaction to both, and the application of Che's theories on revolution to the political situation in seven Latin American countries from the 1960s to the present. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

Che's insights are just as alive today as they were when he first wrote them down in 1960.

Latin America In Books

Aside from Che's own compelling rhetoric, the case histories demonstrate Che's influence and the application of his analysis in very specific terms.. .. Those who teach courses on the Third World or on the history of Latin America since World War II should welcome this volume.

Hispanic American Historical Review

This interesting book is more than a mere translation of Che Guevara's handbook on how to be a guerrilla fighter. Rather, the translation of Guevara's historic work, Guerrilla Warfare, and two of his later pieces, 'Guerrilla Warfare: A Method" and "Message to the Tricontinental," are nestled between an informative and well-developed introduction and essays describing the struggles in seven South American countries whose guerrilla movements were inspired by Che Guevara's writings and beliefs.. .. This work is quite useful for anyone who desires to understand the struggles occurring around the world today.

Journal Of International Law and Politics

A fine document describing the struggles in seven South American countries, this remains a useful tool in today's world.

The Bookwatch

For teaching purposes this volume is extremely worthwhile. The evaluation of guerrilla experiences is on the whole judicious, the prose highly readable, and the package coherent.

Journal of Latin American Studies