Spain: 1936-1939
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Few conflicts of the twentieth century cast as long and dark a shadow as the Spanish Civil War, and Spain: 1936-1939 stands as a vital firsthand account of that catastrophic struggle. Written by José Sandoval and Manuel Azcárate — both participants in and witnesses to the war — this account chronicles the three years of brutal conflict that tore the Iberian Peninsula apart, from the Nationalist military uprising against the elected Republican government to the final, devastating fall of Madrid. The narrative presents the political machinations, international interventions, and battlefield realities that shaped one of history's most ideologically charged wars, with a directness and authority that only those immersed in the struggle could command. Grounded in the authors' Communist Party perspective, the work argues with conviction for the legitimacy of the Republican cause and offers a pointed critique of the Western powers' policy of non-intervention, which it holds as complicit in Franco's ultimate victory. Sandoval and Azcárate write with a passionate, polemical urgency that reflects the era's ideological fervour, making this as much a document of historical testimony as it is a piece of political history. For students of the Spanish Civil War, the European Left, or the turbulent interwar period, this account raises a haunting question: what might have been, had the world chosen differently?
Author: José Sandoval & Manuel Azcárate
Format: Paperback
Published: 1963, Lawrence & Wishart
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few conflicts of the twentieth century cast as long and dark a shadow as the Spanish Civil War, and Spain: 1936-1939 stands as a vital firsthand account of that catastrophic struggle. Written by José Sandoval and Manuel Azcárate — both participants in and witnesses to the war — this account chronicles the three years of brutal conflict that tore the Iberian Peninsula apart, from the Nationalist military uprising against the elected Republican government to the final, devastating fall of Madrid. The narrative presents the political machinations, international interventions, and battlefield realities that shaped one of history's most ideologically charged wars, with a directness and authority that only those immersed in the struggle could command. Grounded in the authors' Communist Party perspective, the work argues with conviction for the legitimacy of the Republican cause and offers a pointed critique of the Western powers' policy of non-intervention, which it holds as complicit in Franco's ultimate victory. Sandoval and Azcárate write with a passionate, polemical urgency that reflects the era's ideological fervour, making this as much a document of historical testimony as it is a piece of political history. For students of the Spanish Civil War, the European Left, or the turbulent interwar period, this account raises a haunting question: what might have been, had the world chosen differently?