The Battle for Spain
The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

[He puesto una traducción española abajo, en el spoiler.] As the Spanish Civil War proved, the first casualty of war is not truth, but its source: the conscience and integrity of the individual. Anthony Beevor is a military historian; and his book is mainly a record of armies and battles. The forc......more

I didn't know anything about the Spanish Civil War until I read this book. And what an eye-opener it is. Spain in the 1930s was a country in transition. It had just come out of the departure of King Alfonso XIII and a new republic was trying to get itself established. But forces from across the pol......more

Good but not Great. A solid book by the great historian Antony Beevor. I would say that this book is not his best work, but it is still a decent history and I have learnt a lot about a topic I knew nothing about. Due to my unfamiliarity with the subject it has been impossible for me to come away with......more

Even Antony Beevor Can't Simplify Such a Complicated Topic ... The Spanish Civil War is a significant 20th century historical event that is logically obscured by the enormity of the Second World War. My rudimentary knowledge of the conflict led me to simplify it as a war between the Nazi supported Na......more

Spoilers: the good guys win.......more