La guerre despagne antony beevor biography

A prototype version of this book was researched in the late s soon after the death of General Franco and was published in So much new material has emerged in the intervening 23 years and so many new archive documents have become available, that a new attempt became necessary. He wanted a new general history for the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in After five months in the top ten, it sold more than 50, copies in hardback.

In December , the book received the La Vanguardia prize for non-fiction. The book has been a top ten bestseller in seven countries.

Plus de soixante-dix ans après

The structure and the general approach also remain more or less the same. The real difference lies in the detail from new sources, both Spanish and from foreign archives. The Spanish Civil War, even after all these years, remains one of the most passionately debated conflicts of modern times. Many see it as the opening round of the Second World War.

Some supporters of the Republic still believe that a victory of the left in Spain would have defeated fascism and saved Europe from the horrors to come. Nationalists, on the other hand, argue that the civil war, almost a world war by proxy, was in fact the opening round of the Cold War between western civilisation and Soviet dictatorship.

This book charts not only the course of the war in a fresh light, but illuminates the vicious infighting on both sides. Synopsis A prototype version of this book was researched in the late s soon after the death of General Franco and was published in Reviews Read Less. From the very first moment, Beevor recreates the political climate of the period as if it were a present compelling for everyone.