{"product_id":"how-the-cia-killed-che-michael-ratner-9781510711013","title":"How the CIA Killed Che: The Murder of a Revolutionary","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of how the American government assassinated the world's most famous revolutionary\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn compelling detail, two leading US civil rights attorneys recount the extraordinary life and deliberate killing of the world's most storied revolutionary: Ernesto \"Che\" Guevara. Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith survey the extraordinary trajectory of Che's career from an early politicization recounted in \u003ci\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e, through meetings with his \u003ci\u003ecompañero\u003c\/i\u003e Fidel Castro in Mexico, his vital role in the Cuban revolution, and his expeditions abroad to Africa and Latin America. But their focus is on Che's final days in Bolivia where, after months of struggle to spread the revolution that had begun in Havana, Che was wounded, captured, and executed. Bound and helpless, Che's last words to his killer, a soldier in the Bolivian Army, were: \"Remember, you are killing a man.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReferencing internal US government documentation, much of it never before published, Ratner and Smith use their forensic skills as attorneys to analyze the evidence and present an irrefutable case that the CIA not only knew of and approved the execution, but was instrumental in making it happen. Cables from the agency disavowing any US role in the murder were merely attempts to provide plausible deniability for the Johnson administration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe spirit of Che Guevara, as an icon and an inspiration, is as vibrant today as it ever was. Protestors around the world continue to use his image. For anyone drawn to his remarkable life and its violent, unlawful end, \u003ci\u003eHow the CIA Killed Che\u003c\/i\u003e will engage, anger, and educate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Ratner,Michael Steven Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510711015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510711013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.00d","brand":"Michael Ratner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47305294938367,"sku":"9781510711013","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96ffb2eb-8527-4180-a873-533228b3ef59.jpg?v=1758830492","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-the-cia-killed-che-michael-ratner-9781510711013","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}