Guevara, also known as Che

Paco Ignacio Taibo II, whose extensive contacts in Latin America polical activism give him unprecedented access to hitherto untapped sources, probes Che's life with a storyteller's pen and an historian's judgment, delving into the mystery and myth surrounding Che's life, careers, and ideals. Taibo has access to archives open to few researchers, and he has reached a range of insiders who worked with, and fought beside, Che during the time of his revolutionary activity in Mexico, Cuba, Africa, and South American. Also at Taibo's unique disposal is a previously unknown manuscript writen by Che Guevara himself, describing his experiences in the Congo during the "missing year" in his life. Finally, Taibo offers up a solution to the mystery of Che's final days and death.

"A Thomas Dunne book."

Little Guevara: childhood is fate -- Remembrance of leading players past -- The discovery of Latin America -- In through the out door -- America or bust -- Guatemala: the moment of truth -- Ports of call -- Granma takes on water -- The disaster -- No place to go -- River plate resurrection -- Execution -- Scratching the dirt -- Commander -- Controversy -- The Sierra and the plains -- The offensive -- The invasion -- More hills, more problems -- The lightning campaign -- The Mau Mau in Santa Clara -- Day one of the revolution -- The long January of 1959 -- The battle for agrarian reform -- "You cannot dream in the shade of a pyramid" -- Return -- "Every time a Guevara starts a business, it goes bust" -- Factories and deodorants -- Girón Beach

Not time to get tired -- The urge to shoot down planes -- "Even Che couldn't always be like Che" -- 1964: in the revolution's basement -- Latin America again -- The rediscovery of Africa -- "My modest efforts are required elsewhere" -- Tatu, number 3 -- The wait -- Defeat at Front de Force -- An omnipresent ghost -- The pessimistic optimist -- The closing days of that November -- Dar es Salaam -- Prague: the cold, the loneliness -- Burning hi…