Between Two Fires: Guerrilla War in the Spanish Sierras

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Maroma Press, 2011 - 272 pagine
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This book throws fresh light on a forgotten war that raged in the 1940s in the mountains of Spain. It is a story of heartbreak and heroism, relating the dramatic events in a village trapped between the ruthless Civil Guard and guerrillas led by a legendary chieftain named Roberto. Guerrilleros, villagers, Civil Guards give a poignant account of bloodshed, betrayal and courage. Historian Paul Preston comments: "As exciting as any thriller, yet deeply moving, it deserves to be read by everyone concerned with the history of contemporary Spain."

 

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Sommario

Acknowledgements
viii
Creating an army
xii
Glossary xxii
93
The way it was Personal testimony
95
War in the sierras 17
199
The guerrillas of Frigiliana
228
Sources
240
Index
244
Comrades the OSS and the Communists 20
246
Copyright

Parole e frasi comuni

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Informazioni sull'autore (2011)

Award-winning journalist David Baird is based in Spain and has an intimate knowledge of the area where the anti-Franco guerrillas operated. He has reported on the Iberian peninsula and North Africa for many publications, including The Economist, the International Herald Tribune, Maclean's Magazine and The Scotsman. He has twice been awarded Spain's national prize for foreign travel writers.

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TitoloBetween Two Fires: Guerrilla War in the Spanish Sierras
AutoreDavid Baird
EditoreMaroma Press, 2011
ISBN8461220536, 9788461220533
Lunghezza272 pagine
  
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