Often overshadowed by later global conflicts, the Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 1936 to April 1939, destroying the Spanish republic and putting Spain under the long dictatorship of General Franco, foreshadowed some of the ideological battles that characterized the twentieth century. In his compelling history of the war, Hochschild, award-winning author of acclaimed books including To End All Wars, King Leopold’s Ghost, and Bury the Chains, focuses on twelve people deeply involved in the Spanish struggle, including George Orwell and Ernest Hemingway, giving their perspective on the events that helped form them, their work, and much of the Western history of subsequent years.
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