La Coubre explosion sold to a shipping company in Cyprus and renamed "Barbara". Alberto Korda took photos at the memorial service for victims of the "La Coubre" explosion, including "Guerrillero Heroico", which has become an iconic image of Che Guevara. La Coubre explosion The French freighter La Coubre () exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on 4 March 1960 while it was unloading 76 tons of munitions. Casualties may have been as high as 100, and many more were injured. Fidel Castro charged it was an act of sabotage on the part of the United States, which denied any involvement. Unloading explosive
Michael Korda writer. In the mid-sixties Korda began to write freelance articles for "Glamour" magazine and eventually wrote their film review column for almost ten years. Korda also wrote for Clay Felker's "New York" magazine including a piece that eventually became his first book, "Male Chauvinism and How it Works at Home and in the Office". Korda's second book, "Power!", reached the number one spot on "The New York Times" Bestseller list in 1975. Korda the writer was represented by agent Lynn Nesbit. Among Korda's other books are "Charmed Lives", which the story of his father and his two uncles, and the