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    Hunting Che: How a U.S. Special Forces Team Helped Capture the World's Most Famous Revolutionary
    Hunting Che: How a U.S. Special Forces Team Helped Capture the World's Most Famous Revolutionary
    Hunting Che: How a U.S. Special Forces Team Helped Capture the World's Most Famous Revolutionary
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    Hunting Che: How a U.S. Special Forces Team Helped Capture the World's Most Famous Revolutionary

    Written by Kevin Maurer and Mitch Weiss

    Narrated by Robertson Dean

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    By the mid-1960s, Guevera had become famous for his outspoken criticism of the United States and his support for armed Communist insurgencies. He had been one of the architects of the Cuban Revolution, and was attempting to repeat his success throughout Latin America. His guerrilla tactics and talent for proselytizing made him a threat to American foreign policy-and when he turned his attention to Bolivia in 1967, the Pentagon made a decision: Che had to be eliminated.

    Major Ralph "Pappy" Shelton was called upon to lead the mission to train the Bolivians. With a hand-picked team of specialists, his first task was to transform a ragtag group of peasants into a trained fighting force who could also gather intelligence. Gary Prado, a Bolivian officer, volunteered to join the newly formed Bolivian Rangers. Joined by Felix Rodriguez, a Cuban exile working for the CIA, the Americans and Bolivians searched for Che. The size of Che's group and when they would strike were unknowns, and the stakes were high. If Bolivia fell, it would validate Che's theories and throw South America into turmoil.

    Hunting Che follows the exploits of Major Shelton, Felix Rodriguez, and Gary Prado-the Bolivian Ranger commander who ultimately captured him. The story begins with Che's arrival in Bolivia and follows the hunt to the dramatic confrontation and capture of the iconic leader in the southeastern village of La Higuera. With the White House and the Pentagon secretly monitoring every move, Shelton and his team changed history, and prevented a catastrophic threat from taking root in the West.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJul 2, 2013
    ISBN9781452681702
    Hunting Che: How a U.S. Special Forces Team Helped Capture the World's Most Famous Revolutionary
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    Kevin Maurer

    KEVIN MAURER is an award-winning journalist and three-time New York Times bestselling co-author of No Easy Day, No Hero, and American Radical among others. For the last eleven years, Maurer has also worked as a freelance writer covering war, politics, and general interest stories. His writing has been published in GQ, Men's Journal, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post, and numerous other publications.

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