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Fidel and Che by Simon Reid-Henry - ISBN: 9780340923467
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Two iconic revolutionaries, one friendship, a world-changing revolution, and ultimate choice.

Fidel and Che

The Revolutionary Friendship Between Fidel Castro and Che Guevara

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    480 pages

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    1 September 2009

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Summary

FIDEL AND CHE: A REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDSHIP is the story of the remarkable friendship between two iconic figures.

Not yet thirty, Fidel Castro and Ernesto (Che) Guevara met in 1955 while both in exile in Mexico City. Guevara, the Argentine doctor plagued by asthma, had reached the end of the travels he began by motorcycle several years before. Fidel Castro, peasant’s son, scholar and rebel, had just fled Cuba, fearing for his life. Over the next twelve years, until Guevara’s death in 19…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780340923467
ISBN-10:0340923466
Author:Simon Reid-Henry
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Sceptre
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:480
Release Date:1 September 2009
Weight:348g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 32mm
Series:Sceptre
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Before you see Steven Soderberghs Hollywood version of events in the two forthcoming Che films, read Simon Reid-Henry s authoritative account of what really happened - TIME OUT

As Simon Reid-Henry shows, their 12-long-year revolutionary friendship was of paramount importance to both these comrades at arms , an EXCELLENT BOOK! - Sydney Morning Herald

“The story of two of the most iconic individuals of the 20th century [who] achieved more together than they ever did apart” - The Canberra Times

Reid-Henry brings back the danger and intense emotions of that revolutionary period…it reads like adventure fiction. - Independent

Lucid, well-researched and highly readable - City AM

As exciting and readable as a Cold War thriller - The Times

Gripping…deeply impressive…rigorously sourced - Independent on Sunday

Absorbing - Sunday Times

About The Author

Simon Reid-Henry

Simon Reid-Henry is a writer and prize-winning scholar of the Cuban revolution. He lives with his partner in London where he lectures in geography at Queen Mary, University of London. This is his first book.

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