Pombo: A Man of Che's Guerrilla, With Che Guevara in Bolivia 1966-68 [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Harry Villegas (Author), Mary-Alice Waters (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997

A firsthand account of the 1966-68 revolutionary campaign in Bolivia led by Ernesto Che Guevara.

This is the story of Pombo the nom de guerre of Harry Villegas, a young fighter still in his 20s, who was a member of Guevara s general staff. Villegas led the small group of combatants who survived the Bolivian army s encirclement and lived to recount this epic chapter in the history of the Americas.

This book is part of a series, The Cuban Revolution in World Politics.

Preface by Mary-Alice Waters, chronology, glossary, index.
Appendix: List of Combatants.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The author, known primarily by the pseudonym Pombo, is a brigadier general in the Cuban army. This book is an English translation of the 1996 Cuban publication of the diary he kept during Ernesto "Che" Guevara's attempt to create a revolution in Bolivia in the mid-1960s. Part of the diary was captured by the Bolivian army after Che's death and published in editor Daniel James's The Complete Bolivian Diaries of Che Guevara and Other Captured Documents (1968). This diary has been reviewed and corrected by the author and some changes made. The English translation has also been improved. Most important in this volume is a never-published 135-page "summary" of the escape to Chile of the remaining revolutionary troops. Thirty years after Che's death, this is an interesting addition to the story of the Cuban-led insurrection in Bolivia. Recommended for libraries with Latin American collections.?Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah
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Review

"Most important in this volume is a never-published 135-page 'summary' of the escape to Chile of the remaining revolutionary troops.... Recommended for libraries with Latin American collections." ---- Library Journal

"Well produced, with excellent maps and photographs, and makes for fascinating reading...the best record now available of Guevara s attempt to bring the Cuban Revolution to the Latin American masses.... Should be required reading for all those interested in hemispheric affairs." ---- Choice

"An honest and undemonstrative account of Che's Bolivian campaign by his closest and most loyal colleague...." ---- Journal of Latin American Studies

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Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: Pathfinder Press (NY); 1st edition (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873488334
• ISBN-13: 978-0873488334
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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