By: Ernesto Che Guevara
978-81-87496-85-4, LeftWord, May 2009 Paperback.pp. vi+79
Categories: Latin American Studies/Politics/Biography
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About the Book:
A hitherto unpublished work by Che Guevara
“Now St. Karl is paramount, the axis, as he will be for all the years I remain on the face of the earth…” So wrote young Ernesto Guevara referring to Karl Marx in a letter to his mother from Mexico in October 1956.
Che learned from the German revolutionary, and in his extensive travels never ceased immersing himself in the classic works of Marxism. Many of Che’s comments about Marx might also refer to Che himself, such as his observation:
“Such a humane man whose capacity for affection extended to all those suffering throughout the world, offering a message of committed struggle and indomitable optimism, has been distorted by history and turned into a stone idol.”
Written after Che’s 1965 mission to Africa, this unpublished biographical introduction to Marx and Engels will assist a new generation to understand not just the key concepts of Marxism but also to learn more about the author himself, whose image and example continues to inspire rebels on every continent.
Contents
Editors’ note
Marx & Engels: A biographical introduction Notes
Che’s reading list on Marx and Engels
GUERRILLA WARFARE
By: Ernesto Che Guevara
978-81-87496-84-7, LeftWord, May 2009 Paperback. pp.xiv+157
Categories: Marxist Classics/History/Latin American Studies
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About the Book:
A classic text on revolution by Che Guevara
A bestselling classic for decades, this is Che Guevara’s own incisive analysis of the Cuban revolution — a text studied by his admirers and adversaries alike. This is an account of what happened in Cuba and why, explaining how a small group of dedicated fighters grew in strength with
the support of the Cuban people, overcoming their limitations to defeat a dictator’s army.
This new edition features a revised translation and a foreword by Harry “Pombo” Villegas, Che’s comrade in Bolivia and Africa, who was one of the few survivors of Che’s Bolivian campaign.
“The positive feature of guerrilla warfare is that each guerrilla fighter is ready to die not just to defend an idea but to make that idea a reality.
That is the essence of the guerrilla struggle. The miracle is that a small nucleus, the armed vanguard of a great popular movement that supports them, can proceed to realize that idea, to establish a new society, to break the old patterns of the past, to achieve, ultimately, the social justice for which they fight.” — Che Guevara
Contents:
Editorial Note
Ernesto Che Guevara
Foreword by Harry “Pombo” Villegas
Dedication to Camilo by Ernesto Che Guevara
I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF GUERRILLA WARFARE
1 The Essence of Guerrilla Warfare
2 Guerrilla Strategy
3 Guerrilla Tactics
4 Warfare on Favorable Terrain
5 Warfare on Unfavorable Terrain
6 Urban Warfare
II. THE GUERRILLA BAND
1 The Guerrilla Fighter: Social Reformer
2 The Guerrilla Fighter as Combatant
3 Organization of a Guerrilla Band
4 Combat
5 Beginning, Development, and End of a Guerrilla War
III. ORGANIZATION OF THE GUERRILLA FRONT
1 Supply
2 Civil Organization
3 The Role of Women
4 Health
5 Sabotage
6 War Industry
7 Propaganda
8 Intelligence
9 Training and Indoctrination
10 The Organizational Structure of the Army of a Revolutionary Movement
IV. APPENDICES
1 Underground Organization of the First Guerrilla Band
2 Holding Power
3 Epilogue: Analysis of the Situation in Cuba,Present and Future
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