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Online-Ressource (518 p)
ISBN:
9781908699107
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George Orwell, Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, John Dos Passos, Felicia Browne, John Cornford, Stephen Spender... These were just some of the talented, committed and adventure-hungry men and women who travelled to Spain to join the struggle against General Franco's fascist rebellion. Through their personal letters, diaries and memoirs, David Boyd Haycock brings the experiences of these remarkable individuals -- as well as many less celebrated but equally compelling figures -- stunningly to life. He describes the mingled excitement and trepidation with which they set
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Cover; PRAISE FOR A CRISIS OF BRILLIANCE; Title Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; CHRONOLOGY; GLOSSARY; Map; Introduction: 'The Politics of Desperation'; Chapter 1: The Sun Also Rises; Chapter 2: After the Storm; Chapter 3: The Soul of Spain; Chapter 4: Armies of Free Men; Chapter 5: The Spanish Cockpit; Chapter 6: Boadilla; Chapter 7: Looking for Trouble; Chapter 8: Death in the Afternoon; Chapter 9: The Capital of the World; Chapter 10: Eye-Witness in Barcelona; Chapter 11: The Killers; Chapter 12: The Dangerous Summer; Chapter 13: The Fifth Column; Chapter 14: The Undefeated
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Chapter 15: For Whom the Bell TollsAppendix 1: Dramatis Personae; A, B, C; INDEX; D, E, F; G, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ALSO BY DAVID BOYD HAYCOCK; Copyright;
Additional Edition:
9781908699114
Additional Edition:
Print version I am Spain : The Spanish Civil War and the Men and Women who went to Fight Fascism
Language:
English
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