The Last Days of the Spanish Republic

Informationen zum Autor Paul Preston is Principe de Asturias Professor of Iberian History at the LSE, and was head of the International History Department there for several years. He is regarded as the leading historian of twentieth-century Spain alive. Klappentext An in-depth and insightful account of the preventable tragedy at the end of the Spanish Civil War. Told for the first time in English, it highlights how the flawed decisions of politicians can lead to devastating disaster. Zusammenfassung Told for the first time in English, Paul Preston’s new book tells the story of a preventable tragedy that cost many thousands of lives and ruined tens of thousands more at the end of the Spanish Civil War.

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A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year
'Preston's mission in life is to bring clarity to the confusing tragedy of the Spanish Civil War. This is his twelfth book on the war and its legacy ... [it] is written with the same sober lucidity that distinguishes the previous eleven' The Times
'Compelling and convincingly argued ....the story of the final, tragic days of the Spanish Republic has never been told so clearly before. With a keen eye for historical detail and a painful sense of the human lives at stake, Preston paints a vivid portrait of those involved' Spectator
'Masterly and intensely moving ... in Preston, author of several award-winning books on the conflict, the reader could not hope for a more sure-footed guide ... Britons today know far less than they should about the Spanish Civil War ... our knowledge would be poorer still but for Preston's indefatigable scholarship, elegant prose and impeccable judgement' Sunday Telegraph
'Scholarly and authoritative' Literary Review

Product details

• Authors: Paul Preston, Preston Paul
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.2017
• EAN: 9780008163419
• ISBN: 978-0-00-816341-9
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, Spain, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1930 to c 1939, Modern warfare, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Specific wars and campaigns, Spanish Civil War, Civil wars, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Europe / Spain