{"product_id":"the-battle-for-spain-the-spanish-civil-war-1936-1939-paperback","title":"The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAntony Beevor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStalingrad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Arnhem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntony Beevor\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at Winchester and Sandhurst. A regular officer in the 11th Hussars, he served in Germany and England. He has published several novels, and his works of nonfiction include \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Civil War; Crete: The Battle and the Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1993 Runciman Award; \u003ci\u003eStalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942--1943;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBerlin: The Downfall, 1945\u003c\/i\u003e. With his wife, Artemis Cooper, he wrote \u003ci\u003eParis: After the Liberation: 1944--1949\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eStalingrad\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, the Wolfson History Prize, and the Hawthornden Prize in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.29 x 8.53 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47385695944882,"sku":"9780143037651","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/68e67bcc0329d901aa77116dbca24055.webp?v=1777902745","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-battle-for-spain-the-spanish-civil-war-1936-1939-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}