The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas

The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas

"Mr. Thomas has understood [the Spanish Civil War] incredibly well and has written it superbly. A full, vivid and deeply serious treatment of a great subject."--Vincent Sheean, The New York Times Book Review

A masterpiece of the historian's art, Hugh Thomas's The Spanish Civil War remains the best, most engrossing narrative of one of the most emblematic and misunderstood wars of the twentieth century. Revised and updated with significant new material, including new revelations about atrocities perpetrated against civilians by both sides in this epic conflict, this "definitive work on the subject" (Richard Bernstein, The New York Times) has been given a fresh face forty years after its initial publication in 1961. In brilliant, moving detail, Thomas analyzes a devastating conflict in which the hopes, dreams, and dogmas of a century exploded onto the battlefield. Like no other account, The Spanish Civil War dramatically reassembles the events that led a European nation, in a continent on the brink of world war, to divide against itself, bringing into play the machinations of Franco and Hitler, the bloodshed of Guernica, and the deeply inspiring heroics of those who rallied to the side of democracy. Communists, anarchists, monarchists, fascists, socialists, democrats -- the various forces of the Spanish Civil War composed a fabric of the twentieth century itself, and Thomas masterfully weaves the diffuse and fascinating threads of the war together in a manner that has established the book as a genuine classic of modern history.

"Stands without rivals as the most balanced and comprehensive book on the subject."--American Historical Review

Hugh Thomas is the author of several publications, including The Spanish Civil War and Conquest. He was appointed Baron Thomas of Swinnerton in 1981, after serving as Chairman of the Institute for Policy Research in the United Kingdom. He is currently a Boston University University Professor. He is based in London.

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ISBN 13	9780375755156
ISBN 10	0375755152
Title	The Spanish Civil War
Author	Hugh Thomas
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2001-12-04
Number of pages	1136
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