Guerrilla Warfare
This indispensable book includes three of Che Guevara’s most influential essays describing his tactical philosophy of fighting a guerrilla war in Latin America. Guerrilla Warfare, written in 1960, outlines Guevara’s doctrine for guerrilla fighters, especially against Caribbean-style...
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This indispensable book includes three of Che Guevara’s most influential essays describing his tactical philosophy of fighting a guerrilla war in Latin America. Guerrilla Warfare, written in 1960, outlines Guevara’s doctrine for guerrilla fighters, especially against Caribbean-style dictatorships. In Guerrilla Warfare: A Method (1963) and Message to the Tricontinental (1967), Guevara modified some of his earlier tenets. These latter two works move away from his earlier dogmatism, suggesting that Marxist revolution was possible even in purportedly democratic regimes. All three essays reflect his deeply held belief that a small, rural-based guerrilla army could trigger a revolution.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780803270756 (0803270755)
Publish date: September 1st 1998
Publisher: Bison Books
Pages no: 175
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
American,
20th Century,
War,
Military,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Political Science
Vintage Book edition no ISBN
Similar to Mao's treatise on guerrilla warfare, this one provides more pragmatic considerations than something like Sun Tzu (but, then again, there's nothing quite like Master Sun).This text includes a somewhat sympathetic introductory essay by a guy who advances a lukewarm critique of Guevara's foc...