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They Shall Not Pass : The British Battalion at Jarama - the Spanish Civil War by Ben Hughes (2011, Hardcover)

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.

Book Title
They Shall Not Pass : the British Battalion at Jarama-The Spanish Civil War
Author
Ben Hughes
Original Language
English
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Europe / Spain & Portugal
Publication Year
2011
Genre
History
Number of Pages
288 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Dp269.47.B7
Reviews
" They Shall Not Pass [is] an outstanding and detailed account of a little-known conflict." - The Midwest Book Review (September 2011), "They Shall Not Pass [is] an outstanding and detailed account of a little-known conflict." -- The Midwest Book Review (September 2011)
Table of Content
Part One: A Crowd of Boy Scouts/ Ch 1: First Blood/ Ch 2: Departures/ Ch 3: The Advance/ Ch 4: White House Hill/ Ch 5: Training/ Part Two: Death Stalked the Olive Groves/ Ch 6: Bodies Rolling Down the Hill/ Ch 7: Retreat!/ Ch 8: The Moors were Mowed Down/ Ch 9: The Dark/ Ch 10: Dawn/ Ch 11: The Feint/ Ch 12: Capture!/ Ch 13: The Second Night/ Ch 14: Tank Attack/ Ch 15: The Great Rally/ Part Three: Conclusions/ Ch 16: From Jarama to Brunette/ Ch 17: The Fascist Breakthrough/ Ch 18: The Ebro Offensive/ Epilogue: Back to Britain
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2011-283747
Illustrated
Yes

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