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“Guerrilla Warfare” by Che Guevara &
“Revolution in the Revolution?” By Régis Debray
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Che was an Argentinian Marxist revolutionary who was very active in Latin America during the 1950s & 60s. Following his success in the Cuban revolution, Che went on to Bolivia in an attempt to spread his revolution. It was there that he met his demise, ultimately by failing to follow the guidance he himself lays out in this book. “Guerrilla Warfare” was written without any knowledge of Mao’s work, yet shows striking similarities in their approach towards irregular warfare. While Mao focused on the “why”, Che wrote extensively on “how” a revolution is to be conducted. Debray is a French journalist who spent considerable time in Latin America documenting the revolutionary efforts on the continent. He is particularly critical on the kind of communism spreading in South America and rejects generalizations being made between that and Soviet-style Trotskyism. To Debray, communism in Latin America is a rural—not urban—issue that requires a different approach. This too mirrors Mao’s work in China yet there is still significantly less focus on the people involved. In Latin America, revolutions were small and led by even smaller bands of guerrillas… not a general uprising of the population. These books offer a glimpse into how cultural nuances change the character of irregular warfare in different settings. 🇨🇺✊🏼
“Revolution in the Revolution?” By Régis Debray
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Che was an Argentinian Marxist revolutionary who was very active in Latin America during the 1950s & 60s. Following his success in the Cuban revolution, Che went on to Bolivia in an attempt to spread his revolution. It was there that he met his demise, ultimately by failing to follow the guidance he himself lays out in this book. “Guerrilla Warfare” was written without any knowledge of Mao’s work, yet shows striking similarities in their approach towards irregular warfare. While Mao focused on the “why”, Che wrote extensively on “how” a revolution is to be conducted. Debray is a French journalist who spent considerable time in Latin America documenting the revolutionary efforts on the continent. He is particularly critical on the kind of communism spreading in South America and rejects generalizations being made between that and Soviet-style Trotskyism. To Debray, communism in Latin America is a rural—not urban—issue that requires a different approach. This too mirrors Mao’s work in China yet there is still significantly less focus on the people involved. In Latin America, revolutions were small and led by even smaller bands of guerrillas… not a general uprising of the population. These books offer a glimpse into how cultural nuances change the character of irregular warfare in different settings. 🇨🇺✊🏼