The Fall of Che Guevara, Henry Butterfield Ryan
The Fall of Che Guevara, Henry Butterfield Ryan
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The Fall of Che Guevara
A Story of Soldiers, Spies, and Diplomats

Author: Henry Butterfield Ryan

Narrator: Richard McGonagle

Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Synopsis

This book tells the story—for the first time—of the United States government’s response to Guevara’s ill-starred insurgency in Bolivia in 1967. Henry Butterfield Ryan argues that Guevara’s life must be reevaluated in light of secret documents only recently released by the CIA, the State Department, the Pentagon, and the National Security Council.Ryan’s dramatic account of the last days of Che Guevara is sure to appeal to scholars and students of United States foreign policy, Latin American history, military history, and to all others interested in this modern revolutionary’s remarkable life.

About Henry Butterfield Ryan

Henry Butterfield Ryan is a retired United States Foreign Service officer and a professional historian. He is the author of The Vision of Anglo-America (1987) as well as numerous articles and studies concerning diplomatic history and government affairs.

About Richard McGonagle

Richard McGonagle is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and an experienced film, television, and voice-over actor. He has appeared in such films as Rules of Engagement and such television shows as The Practice and JAG.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on March 12, 2024

A very interesting, well-paced book focusing on Che's ambitious mission in Bolivia that led to his demise. The purported aim was revolutionary export into a terrain and social environment akin to what had proved fertile and successful in Cuba. Unfortunately for Che, he never gathered a popular backi......more

Goodreads review by Grace on May 21, 2023

It was interesting to clarify what actually happened regarding his death, but it honestly could've been explained in fewer pages. A lot of details were spread out and repeated over and over again. It got a bit repetitive......more

Goodreads review by Mick on September 21, 2017

It is a good overall exploration of Guevara's final time in Bolivia from multiple perspectives. Worth a read, bu I recommend gaining a proper understanding of Guevara before hand.......more

Goodreads review by Alex on March 11, 2020

This is just a short history on the downfall of che. Not a very interesting death. Yet still enjoyable to read about......more

Goodreads review by Desirae on March 08, 2019

In a word: gimmicky. I would label this as lazy man history, this covers a slice of Guevara's life, but it's too short and trendy for me to take it seriously.......more

Quotes

“[Ryan’s] book combines sound traditional scholarship with readability and a sense of identification and drama.” Times Literary Supplement (London)

“A welcome addition to the literature on both Che Guevara and US intervention in Latin America.” Washington Monthly

“As a behind-the-scenes look into the issues and personalities that shaped US foreign policy for Latin America…[this book] is fascinating.” Miami Herald

“A well-written and exhaustively researched book.” Foreign Affairs

“A cracking good read.” Journal of Military History

“Has the merit of being both original and brief. It consists largely of a trawl through the American archives, in the wake of the Freedom of Information Act, to discover what the various US government agencies really knew, and thought, and did about Guevara.” London Review of Books

“Documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act have allowed Ryan…to tell for the first time the role of the US government in foiling Guevara’s final campaign to ignite a revolution in the backwoods of Bolivia.” Harvard Magazine

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