Guernica: And Total War
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Author: Ian Patterson
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 208
The first and in many ways the most striking use of this [total war] came exactly 70 years ago when the ancient Basque hilltop town of Guernica was almost completely destroyed by the bombs of the German Condor Legion and Italian fascist squadrons. The book begins with a graphic account of what happened in Guernica on 26 April 1937 and its place in the course of the Spanish Civil War. But Guernica also almost at once became a media focus, and Picasso's great painting, which made Guernica the most famous image of total war, was only one of a huge number of cultural artefacts - paintings, films, novels, poems, plays - to explore the great themes of the last hundred years. Ian Patterson brilliantly traces this hidden story of terror right down to September 11 and Iraq - the image of Guernica is just as relevant today. 'Aguirre [the Basque leader who reported the bombing] is lying. We have respected Guernica as we respect everything Spanish.' - Francisco Franco
Author: Ian Patterson
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 208
The first and in many ways the most striking use of this [total war] came exactly 70 years ago when the ancient Basque hilltop town of Guernica was almost completely destroyed by the bombs of the German Condor Legion and Italian fascist squadrons. The book begins with a graphic account of what happened in Guernica on 26 April 1937 and its place in the course of the Spanish Civil War. But Guernica also almost at once became a media focus, and Picasso's great painting, which made Guernica the most famous image of total war, was only one of a huge number of cultural artefacts - paintings, films, novels, poems, plays - to explore the great themes of the last hundred years. Ian Patterson brilliantly traces this hidden story of terror right down to September 11 and Iraq - the image of Guernica is just as relevant today. 'Aguirre [the Basque leader who reported the bombing] is lying. We have respected Guernica as we respect everything Spanish.' - Francisco Franco
Format: Hardback
Description
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Ian Patterson
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 208
The first and in many ways the most striking use of this [total war] came exactly 70 years ago when the ancient Basque hilltop town of Guernica was almost completely destroyed by the bombs of the German Condor Legion and Italian fascist squadrons. The book begins with a graphic account of what happened in Guernica on 26 April 1937 and its place in the course of the Spanish Civil War. But Guernica also almost at once became a media focus, and Picasso's great painting, which made Guernica the most famous image of total war, was only one of a huge number of cultural artefacts - paintings, films, novels, poems, plays - to explore the great themes of the last hundred years. Ian Patterson brilliantly traces this hidden story of terror right down to September 11 and Iraq - the image of Guernica is just as relevant today. 'Aguirre [the Basque leader who reported the bombing] is lying. We have respected Guernica as we respect everything Spanish.' - Francisco Franco
Author: Ian Patterson
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 208
The first and in many ways the most striking use of this [total war] came exactly 70 years ago when the ancient Basque hilltop town of Guernica was almost completely destroyed by the bombs of the German Condor Legion and Italian fascist squadrons. The book begins with a graphic account of what happened in Guernica on 26 April 1937 and its place in the course of the Spanish Civil War. But Guernica also almost at once became a media focus, and Picasso's great painting, which made Guernica the most famous image of total war, was only one of a huge number of cultural artefacts - paintings, films, novels, poems, plays - to explore the great themes of the last hundred years. Ian Patterson brilliantly traces this hidden story of terror right down to September 11 and Iraq - the image of Guernica is just as relevant today. 'Aguirre [the Basque leader who reported the bombing] is lying. We have respected Guernica as we respect everything Spanish.' - Francisco Franco
Guernica: And Total War
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