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The Battle for Spainby Antony Beevor
Penguin Group Inc. 2006; US$ 14.99A fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall Of Berlin 1945 To mark the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War?s outbreak, Antony Beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hard-fought wars of the twentieth century. With new material gleaned from the Russian archives and numerous other sources, this brisk and accessible book (Spain?s #1 bestseller for twelve weeks), provides a balanced and penetrating perspective, explaining the tensions that led to this terrible overture to World War II and affording new insights into the war?its causes, course, and consequences. more...
Spain, 1833-2002by Mary Vincent
Oxford University Press, UK 2007; US$ 16.00A lively and concise introduction to the politics and national life of Spain in the 19th and 20th centuries, covering both cultural and political history and exploring the complicated questions of citizenship and national identity that characterized Spain's political life even into the 1970s. - ;This book provides a cultural history of Spanish politics from the civil war of 1833 to the Spanish adoption of the Euro in 2002, a period dominated for the most part by violent military interventions in the political process, a succession of weak, unstable, but repressive governments, and the ever-present threat of rebellion from below, and culminating in the victory and repressive dictatorship of General Franco. Using a wide range of sources,... more...
Conspiracy and the Spanish Civil Warby Herbert R. Southworth
Routledge 2001; US$ 226.00Written by one of the most celebrated historians of the Spanish Civil War, this book acts as both an outstanding introduction to the vast literature of the war, and a monumental contribution to that literature. more...
Revolution and War in Spain, 1931-1939by Paul Preston
Routledge 1984; US$ 38.95`This collection of essays constitutes a magnificent monument to recent scholarship on the Second Republic and the Civil War. It is indispensable for a full understanding of the period.' - Raymond Carr more...
Spain and the Great Powers in the Twentieth Centuryby Sebastian Balfour; Paul Preston
Routledge 1999; US$ 42.95Spain's pivotal role in the events of the modern world can hardly be over-estimated. This book traces the important topic of modern Spanish international relations, with due emphasis of both present and past. more...
Triumph of Democracy in Spainby Paul Preston
Routledge 1987; US$ 41.95`This book is essential reading for whoever wants to understand Spain today and its protagonists, both individual and collective. In the best British tradition, recent politics here becomes history.' - TLS more...
Coming of the Spanish Civil Warby Paul Preston
Routledge 1994; US$ 47.95This classic text is made newly available in a substantially revised and updated second edition. more...
Politics of Revengeby Paul Preston
Routledge 1995; US$ 42.95A succinct and disturbing account of the role of the Spanish Right in the course of the twentieth century. more...
Democracy and Civil War in Spain 1931-1939by Martin Blinkhorn
Routledge 1988; US$ 27.95A lucid, readable introduction to events in Spain in the 1930s. more...
Spanish Civil Warby Andrew Forrest
Routledge 2000; US$ 15.95Covering the causes, The Second Republic, Franco and the end of the war, this is a concise text on a key topic, integrating narrative, questions, analysis, source evaluation and a guide to further reading. more...









