With unprecedented access to the Cuban government's archives and the full cooperation of Che's widow, Aleida March, as well as access to unpublished documents, including several of Che's personal diaries, this biography of one of history's most captivating figures by the critically acclaimed New York Times journalist Jon Lee Anderson is truly definitive and monumental. Through this work, a 28-year-old mystery was solved: the location of Che Guevara's body.

Che Guevara was a legend during his lifetime, an international martyr figure after his death, a revolutionary fighter, strategic military leader, social philosopher, economist, physician, and confidant of Fidel Castro. Che's dream was epic - to unite Latin America and the rest of the developing world through armed revolution, forever ending the poverty, injustice, and petty nationalisms that had plagued them for centuries.

The biography "Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life" moves between the revolutionary capitals of Havana and Algiers and the battlefields of Bolivia and the Congo, telling a story of revolution, international intrigue, and covert operations. It has epic scope as it highlights an era of explosive change, describing pivotal events such as the Bay of Pigs invasion, the October missile crisis, and the Kennedy assassination, weaving a compelling narrative with a cast of historical figures.

With meticulous research, primary documents, and provocative storytelling, this is the ultimate biography of a unique individual.