Jon Lee Anderson: Che Guevara [1997] hardback

This is the biography of Ernesto Che Guevara, who is viewed as a 20th century revolutionary martyr. He was a revolutionary fighter, a military strategist, a social philospher, an economist, a medical doctor, and a friend and confidante of Fidel Castro. His dream was to unite Latin America and the developing world through armed revolution, to end poverty and injustice. Although his quest failed, he is recognized as a personality who just might have pulled it off. In writing this book Anderson was given complete access to the Cuban Government's archives, and total co-operation from Che's widow.