 Meh
This book is very simplistic and is based completely on the Cuban revolution. It has some interesting points here and there, but it is lacking the depth of other like works such as Mao's work on Guerrilla warfare. There are two works in one in this book. The first is on how to organize and fight a Guerrilla war, and the second is a rant against capitalism and the U.S.
This book did little to advance the literature and thought on Guerrilla warfare, but I think that it is a good start for a beginning student. It is a needed read for advanced students because of Che's place in history, but thankfully it is a short quick read. The book reenforces the thought that Che was not the brightest person, but he was a brave and skilled leader.
I found little in this book, but I don't think it is a waste of time, just read it when you have little to do or are on the pot.
 Ken
This a very basic description of Guerrilla warfare, it is also very dated.
For someone just starting to study guerrilla warfare, I would reccommend it
 Take off your Che Guevara shirt, you're embarassing yourself
I agree wholeheartedly with those who already wrote critical reviews of Che's book. Frankly, he was in the right place at the right time in Cuba, then he rode that success to become the spiritual figurehead of the Latin American Marxist movements. Che fans, I hate to burst your bubble - okay, that's a lie because I enjoy it - but HE NEVER ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING! And this book really shows why.
Che was essentially kicked out of Cuba - Castro was glad to support him elsewhere, he just didn't want him in his own country. After that, he didn't accomplish anything of importance until Bolivians acting in conjunction with our own SF took care of him permanently. He may have been living for "the cause," but he didn't know what he was talking about. Even his contemporaries among insurgency theorists knew far more about what they were talking about than Che. If you want to get a better understanding from the perspective of an insurgent, read Mao Zedong. But seriously, quit lionizing Che because it's getting really annoying.
Insightful...yet seriouly outdated.
Ernesto "Che" Guevera was the leader of a tin pot commie insurgency.
In this book it outlines how to gain followers for your cause,care and feeding of your guerillas, how to spread propoganda and how to use hit and run attacks againsted a large incompetent 3rd world military force.
This book could be useful for possibly an anarchy situation (causing one rather than surviving one) create your own communist mercenary group, or further reading for those in the middle class who read "Motorcycle Diaries" and value all of Che's "wisdom" ... zen master he is not.
I hope every terrorist reads this book and goes by it to the letter...The information is so hopelessly obsolete!
All good for the perspective terrorist or social misfit. For me as a former Soldier the only value this book had is showing the basic mindset of a common terrorist.
Knowing how our enemies think, makes it easier to defeat them. And rest assured we are killing scores of insurgents like Che on an hourly basis...and the terrorists are losing, believe me.
This book is the true companion of his other Magnum Opus "The Motorcycle Diaries"
In conclusion: You can get some useful yet obsolete info on how terrorists work but this is no Art of War.
More like the "The complete idiot's guide" version. Ernesto Che Guevara is a ovverated retard. Read for a good laugh.
Don't buy this.
You're better off going to the library and checking this one out there. I didn't care for this book at all. Only good as if you want to build your personal reference books library.
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