"The Fall of Che Guevara has the merit of being both original and brief.
It consists largely of a trawl through the American archives, in the wake of the Freedom
of Information Act, to discover what the various U.S. government agencies really knew,
and thought, and did about Guevara."London Review of Books

"This work is well researched, utilizing Cuban, U.S. and Bolivian sources, and is a cracking
'good read.'"Journal of Military History

This book tells the storyfor the first timeof the United States government's response to
Guevara's ill-starred insurgency in Bolivia in 1967. Henry Butterfield Ryan argues that Guevara's
life must be re-evaluated in light of secret documents only recently released by the CIA, the
State Department, the Pentagon, and the National Security Council.

Ryan's dramatic account of the last days of Che Guevara is sure to appeal to scholars and
students of United States foreign policy, Latin American history, military history, and to all
others interested in this modern revolutionary's remarkable life.

Henry Butterfield Ryan is a retired United States Foreign Service officer and a professional historian. He is the author of The Vision of Anglo-America (1987) as well as numerous articles and studies concerning diplomatic history and government affairs.

Richard McGonagle is an experienced film, television, and voice-over actor. He has appeared most recently in the motion picture Rules of Engagement and on television in The Practice and JAG, as well as guest starring on many other shows.