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Pombo: a man of Che's guerrilla is a never-before-published story of the 1966-68 revolutionary campaign in Bolivia led by Ernesto Che Guevara. It is the diary and account of Pombo - a member of Guevara's general staff, a young Cuban fighter still in his 20s and already a veteran of a decade of struggle around the globe. Harry Villegas, known the world over by his nom de guerre, Pombo, is today a brigadier general in Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces. His day-by-day account of an epic chapter in the history of the Americas illuminates the times we are living through and foreshadows the titanic ...

Vidal nació en 1894 en el gran puerto macedonio del Imperio otomano y vivió hasta 1984. El destino singular de Vidal lleva en sí el auge, el crepúsculo y la muerte de una cultura, la de los sefardíes; el tránsito de ciudad de un imperio al estado-nación; la complejidad de las relaciones modernas entre judíos y gentiles; entre Oriente y Occidente; en definitiva, nuestro siglo

Great men were once children, and perhaps, they even desired to have everything we now have at arm's reach. Some were born into poverty; others were orphaned and cared for by relatives or institutions. Extreme scarcity or social turmoil was often a part of their daily lives. However, these greats allowed themselves to envision a better future and follow their dreams. They worked incessantly to make their visions a reality. As a result, they've gifted humanity with proof that dreams do come true.

A través de los recuerdos de 20 entrevistados que conocieron al Che durante sus años de infancia y adolescencia en Alta Gracia (entre los que se encuentran los compañeros de los dos viajes por América Latina), y valiéndose de una minuciosa investigación histórica, La infancia del Che va sacando a la luz al ser humano que era Ernesto Guevara antes de convertirse en el popular revolucionario. Desde sus primeros años de vida, su estancia en Alta Gracia, la evolución de sus ideas políticas y sus dos viajes por América Latina (que definen y radicalizan su posición política...