Spain's Civil War, a tune-up for WW II, began in 1936. In three years, 600,000 patriots lay dead. Americans played a role in the conflict and Gerassi has chronicled their experiences. . . . Gerassi interviewed Americans who survived the Spanish Civil War, creating an oral history from those interviews. But the author has done more than that; he has written a social history of the 1930s, providing a window into an era in which radicalism took many forms. His people's history' of men in arms and why they chose to take them up is most enlightening. "Choice"
Spain's Civil War, a tune-up for WW II, began in 1936. In three years, 600,000 patriots lay dead. Americans played a role in the conflict and Gerassi has chronicled their experiences. . . . Gerassi interviewed Americans who survived the Spanish Civil War, creating an oral history from those interviews. But the author has done more than that; he has written a social history of the 1930s, providing a window into an era in which radicalism took many forms. His people's history' of men in arms and why they chose to take them up is most enlightening. "Choice"
Imprint | Praeger Publishers Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | March 1986 |
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Authors | John Gerassi |
Dimensions | 230mm (L) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 280 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-275-92067-8 |
Barcode | 9780275920678 |
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LSN | 0-275-92067-4 |