{"product_id":"the-spanish-civil-war-paperback","title":"The Spanish Civil War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA masterpiece of the historian's art, Hugh Thomas's\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003edefinitive work on the subject\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e (Richard Bernstein, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Stands without rivals as the most balanced and comprehensive book on the subject.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugh Thomas is the author of numerous works of history, including \u003cb\u003eConquest: Montezuma, Cortés, and the Fall of Old Mexico\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eCuba, or The Pursuit of Freedom\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755638489376,"sku":"9780375755156","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/760c50489c7f20a317d8cecfbcde989c.webp?v=1780064375","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-spanish-civil-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}