Based on government documents and eyewitness testimony, describes the U.S. Special Forces mission that led to the capture and execution of revolutionary leader Che Guevera.

Includes maps of: Bolivia, South America; Che Guevara's Capture - El Churo Canyon.

Cast of characters / Part I. Many Vietnams. Prologue: 3 November 1966 -- Ambush -- El president -- The dinner -- Pappy's mission -- The meltdown -- The intellectual revolutionary -- Welcome to Bolivia -- The men in Bolivia / Part II. Preparation. The trainers -- 179 days -- "We're not sure" -- State of siege -- Shaping up -- "He will not leave Bolivia alive" -- Holy hand -- Yado del Yeso -- Paco -- "Go get him"/ Part III. Red zone. "We will destroy these men" -- Che -- Papa Cansado -- "The revolution is not an adventure" -- Operation 500 and 600 -- End game -- Aftermath / Epilogue -- Afterword: why the hunt for Che matters today.