Fülszöveg
New and Revised Edition
'A prodigy of a book. With boundless, incredible
industry and sustained intelligence the author has
assembled and studied all the available facts about the
most heroic and pitiful story of this century* -
Michael Foot in Tribune
A whole generation has grown up since the Spanish
Civil War and it is still a subject of intense controversy.
What was it that roused left-wing sympathizers from
all over the world to fight for a cause for which their
governments would not give active support? In this
completely revised edition of his famous history Hugh
Thomas presents an objective analysis of the issues of the
first major explosion in the international conflict between
Fascism and democracy.
'I have read it from cover to cover with enthralling
interest he has the historian's most important
quality, a tremendous appetite for detail and a grasp of
the essential, . . . Almost no aspect of the Civil War,
however painful or unpopular, escapes him in...
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Fülszöveg
New and Revised Edition
'A prodigy of a book. With boundless, incredible
industry and sustained intelligence the author has
assembled and studied all the available facts about the
most heroic and pitiful story of this century* -
Michael Foot in Tribune
A whole generation has grown up since the Spanish
Civil War and it is still a subject of intense controversy.
What was it that roused left-wing sympathizers from
all over the world to fight for a cause for which their
governments would not give active support? In this
completely revised edition of his famous history Hugh
Thomas presents an objective analysis of the issues of the
first major explosion in the international conflict between
Fascism and democracy.
'I have read it from cover to cover with enthralling
interest he has the historian's most important
quality, a tremendous appetite for detail and a grasp of
the essential, . . . Almost no aspect of the Civil War,
however painful or unpopular, escapes him in this
splendid book' - Cyril Connolly in the Sunday Times
Cover design by Romek Marber
For copyright reasons this edition is not for sale in the U.S.A.
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