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Item Details
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THEY SHALL NOT PASS
THE BRITISH BATTALION AT JARAMA - THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR |
| By: |
Ben Hughes |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£17.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1849088691 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781849088695 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
20 October, 2011 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
In 1937 a group of idealistic British volunteers sailed from England to fight the dark threat of dictatorship in Spain. In the olive groves of Jarama, near Madrid, they achieved the first victory against Franco's army. This title reconstructs the battle in a vivid blow-by-blow account, and considers its fascinating aftermath. |
| Synopsis: |
In 1937 a group of idealistic British volunteers sailed from England to fight the dark threat of dictatorship in Spain. In the olive groves of Jarama, near Madrid, they achieved the first victory against Franco's army. It was Fascism's first defeat. Hardly remembered today, it proved a crucial military turning point in the fight against Fascism. For the first time, Ben Hughes reconstructs the battle in a vivid blow-by-blow account, and considers its fascinating aftermath. |
| Illustrations: |
36 b/w |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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