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A unique dual portrait shines new light on two of the most dramatic figures of the twentieth century. Drawing on sources in Cuba, Latin America, the United States, Europe, and Russia, and on material not available to previous biographers, Simon Reid-Henry has crafted a compelling portrait of a revolutionary era and the two men whose names and deeds personify it: Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. What began as an association of convenience would fundamentally shape their political visions, propelling them further than either had dared imagine. Ironically, though, their jointly conceived vision of…
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3 editions- Hardcover · English · 2009Walker & Company · 448 pages · 9780802715739
- Other · English · 2009Sceptre · 480 pages · 9780340923443
- Other · English · 2009Hodder & Stoughton · 9780340923467
NonfictionBiographyHistoryRevolutionariesFriends and associatesHeads of stateCuba, history, 1933-1959Cuban missile crisis, 1962






