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 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. This is the story of an avoidable humanitarian tragedy that cost many thousands of lives and ruined tens of thousands more. On 5 March 1939, the eternally malcontent Colonel Segismundo Casado launched a military coup against the government of Juan Negrín. To fulfil his ambition to go down in history as the man who ended the Spanish Civil War, he claimed that Negrín was the puppet of Moscow and that a coup was imminent to establish a Communist dictatorship. Instead his action ensured the Republic ended in catastrophe and shame. Paul Preston, the leading historian of twentieth-century Spain, tells this shocking story for the first time in English. It is a harrowing tale of how the flawed decisions of politicans can lead to tragedy. 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.

About the author

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.

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: 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