The Day Guernica Died
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
On April 26, 1937, the ancient Basque market town of Guernica was reduced to rubble in a matter of hours — a calculated act of aerial terror carried out by Nazi Germany's Condor Legion at the behest of Franco's Nationalist forces, an event that would shock the world and immortalise the town's name forever. The Day Guernica Died chronicles the harrowing events of that single catastrophic day, weaving together the testimonies of survivors, soldiers, and political operatives to reconstruct one of the most controversial and consequential atrocities of the Spanish Civil War. Thomas and Morgan-Witts bring their trademark documentary precision to the narrative, drawing on firsthand accounts and archival research to cut through decades of propaganda and denial surrounding the bombing. The book stands as a masterwork of narrative non-fiction, confronting the brutal intersection of modern warfare, political ideology, and civilian suffering, while raising enduring questions about culpability and the weaponisation of memory. The authors, celebrated for their meticulously researched accounts of twentieth-century catastrophes, present a story that is simultaneously a forensic investigation and a deeply human elegy for the innocent lives consumed by the political ambitions of great powers. Long after the last page, the question that lingers is not merely what happened over Guernica — but who truly bears responsibility for letting it happen.
Author: Gordon Thomas And Max Morgan-Witts
Format: Hardback
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
On April 26, 1937, the ancient Basque market town of Guernica was reduced to rubble in a matter of hours — a calculated act of aerial terror carried out by Nazi Germany's Condor Legion at the behest of Franco's Nationalist forces, an event that would shock the world and immortalise the town's name forever. The Day Guernica Died chronicles the harrowing events of that single catastrophic day, weaving together the testimonies of survivors, soldiers, and political operatives to reconstruct one of the most controversial and consequential atrocities of the Spanish Civil War. Thomas and Morgan-Witts bring their trademark documentary precision to the narrative, drawing on firsthand accounts and archival research to cut through decades of propaganda and denial surrounding the bombing. The book stands as a masterwork of narrative non-fiction, confronting the brutal intersection of modern warfare, political ideology, and civilian suffering, while raising enduring questions about culpability and the weaponisation of memory. The authors, celebrated for their meticulously researched accounts of twentieth-century catastrophes, present a story that is simultaneously a forensic investigation and a deeply human elegy for the innocent lives consumed by the political ambitions of great powers. Long after the last page, the question that lingers is not merely what happened over Guernica — but who truly bears responsibility for letting it happen.