Spanish civil war (1 Viewer)

[killy kill]

Where do i start? Reading material that is...

 

[Moods For Mallards]

Hugh Thomas' The Spanish Civil War is the beginning and end of straight-ahead histories of it. Fantastic read, especially the first thrird which deals with the years leading up to the war.

Then, for colour, read Homage to Catalonia by Orwell.
Haven't read that Hemmingway one.
Javier Cercas' Soldiers of Salamis is worth a shot.
Giles Tremlett's Ghosts of Spain is a nice sketch of the effect the war has on the people, the state and the culture ever since.

 

[cephalopod]

Guernica by Pablo Picasso. For whom the bell tolls by Hemingway are two great works of art routed in the Spanish civil war.

You could also investigate ropey Manic's lyrics...

or better yet read some of the books suggested by vasco, he even has a spanish sounding name.

 

[taubstumm]

it's a not-very-well-known-fact that the spanish civil war was actually fought entirely by lego armies

 

[cephalopod]

it's a not-very-well-known-fact that the spanish civil war was actually fought entirely by lego armies

And the first world war was fought by stickle-brick armies. I think future wars may be fought by k'nex or meccano armies.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

I'm posting from the Ibero-American summit in Santiago, as it happens.

 

[subbuteo !]

and something a little lighter to watch with the feet up!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_and_Freedom

 

[broken arm]

one of the books i picked up a while back was Guerra. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/055277281X/?tag=thumpedcom04-21

It's more of a novel with insight on the Civil War. I haven't had time to read it properly.

it's simple.

there was a good article in the Sunday Times (spit) magazine two weeks ago on some men that went out from Ireland and the UK to fight.....

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Anthony Beevor's Spanish Civil War isn't bad. The edition I read was a bit out of date but I think it's been updated.

 

[jane]

And the first world war was fought by stickle-brick armies. I think future wars may be fought by k'nex or meccano armies.

Close: http://www.newstatesman.com/200606120018

Didn't they see Westworld, or at least that Simpsons in Ren and Stimpyland that was based on Westworld? GAWD.

 

[St. Fechin]

it's a not-very-well-known-fact that the spanish civil war was actually fought entirely by lego armies

"Even the minifigs are bleeding."

 

[i lost my mind]

There was a lot of differnt sides i think Monarchists royalists etc many differnt chatolic groups alot of differnt groups! But maybe it was more reginol?
They fought and died for something or other !

And then there was some anarchists.
Those assholes just vandalised some empty towns.
And smoked there arty cigarets! I wouldnt piss on them!

I have a 7" with a poster from that time i will post it