Fidel & Che
Subtitle: a revolutionary friendship
By: Simon Reid-Henry.
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9780340923436
Subjects: Guevara, Ernesto, -- 1928-1967 -- Friends and associates; Castro, Fidel, -- 1926- -- Friends and associates; Revolutionaries -- Latin America -- Biography; Heads of state -- Cuba -- Biography; Cuba -- History -- Revolution, 1959
Genres: Biography
Other titles: Fidel and Che
Description: The story of the peasant s son, scholar, and rebel Fidel Castro, and his fateful meeting with the itinerant doctor Ernesto (Che) Guevara. Not yet thirty, and both in exile, they met in Mexico City in 1955. By 1967 Che Guevara was dead. But over the course of their twelve year friendship they became two of the twentieth century s most compelling figures. This book follows Fidel and Che on their dramatic journey from Mexico s political underground, to war in the Cuban mountains, and ultimately into the heart of the Cold War. Drawing on extensive research, including recently declassified material, Simon Reid-Henry interviews key personalities across three continents. Set against the tide of revolution. It is the story of two men who shared a common dream; who became friends, comrades and brothers-in-arms and who, finally, would make an epic choice between their friendship and their beliefs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-451) and index.