An Interlude In Spain
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the shadow of the Second World War, An Interlude in Spain presents a gripping account of exile, captivity, and survival, set against the turbulent backdrop of Franco's Spain. Charles D'Ydewalle chronicles the harrowing experiences of those swept into the political machinery of wartime Europe, where escape routes through Spain became both a lifeline and a trap for thousands of refugees and Allied servicemen. Translated by Eric Sutton, the narrative captures the grim realities of internment camps, the desperation of the displaced, and the cold indifference of bureaucratic power, rendered with a clarity that makes each page pulse with urgency. D'Ydewalle writes with the authority of a witness to history, blending journalistic precision with a deeply humanist sensibility that situates individual suffering within the vast, impersonal forces of war. The stark woodcut-style illustrations that accompany the text mirror its unflinching tone, evoking a world of shadows, wire fences, and massed humanity stripped of dignity. Published jointly by Readers Union Ltd and Macmillan & Co Ltd in London, this work stands as a vital document of a lesser-known chapter of the war — one that asks whether survival, at any cost, is truly a form of freedom.
Author: Charles D'Ydewalle
Format: Hardback
Published: 1945, Readers Union Ltd & Macmillan & Co Ltd
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the shadow of the Second World War, An Interlude in Spain presents a gripping account of exile, captivity, and survival, set against the turbulent backdrop of Franco's Spain. Charles D'Ydewalle chronicles the harrowing experiences of those swept into the political machinery of wartime Europe, where escape routes through Spain became both a lifeline and a trap for thousands of refugees and Allied servicemen. Translated by Eric Sutton, the narrative captures the grim realities of internment camps, the desperation of the displaced, and the cold indifference of bureaucratic power, rendered with a clarity that makes each page pulse with urgency. D'Ydewalle writes with the authority of a witness to history, blending journalistic precision with a deeply humanist sensibility that situates individual suffering within the vast, impersonal forces of war. The stark woodcut-style illustrations that accompany the text mirror its unflinching tone, evoking a world of shadows, wire fences, and massed humanity stripped of dignity. Published jointly by Readers Union Ltd and Macmillan & Co Ltd in London, this work stands as a vital document of a lesser-known chapter of the war — one that asks whether survival, at any cost, is truly a form of freedom.