TY - BOOK AU - RYAN Henry Butterfield TI - The fall of Che Guevara: a story of soldiers, spies and diplomats SN - 0195118790 (hbk.): PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - BOLIVIA KW - CHE GUEVARA KW - COUNTERINSURGENCY KW - GUERRILLA WARFARE KW - HISTORY KW - INSURGENCY KW - UNITED STATES KW - FOREIGN RELATIONS N2 - Tells the story of Guevara's ill-fated final campaign in Bolivia, where he hoped to ignite a revolutin that would spread throughout South America. Shows in detail the strategy of the U.S. and Bolivian governments to foil his efforts. In particular, casts new light on the role of a Green Beret detachment sent to train the Bolivians and on the role of the CIA and other U.S. agencies. Serves "as a case history of U.S. counterinsurgency practices as they developed following World War II..." (taken from: Preface) ER -