by Paul Preston · Fontana Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780006863731
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«A Concise History of the Spanish Civil War» is the historical essay by Paul Preston, published by Fontana Press in paperback (288 pages, in English).
Paul Preston analyses the Spanish Civil War from its causes to its consequences: the development of the fighting, the social revolution in the republican zone, the establishment of Francisco Franco's dictatorship and the conflict's role as a precursor to the Second World War. He also explains why the conflict aroused such passion both inside and outside Spain.
Paul Preston's original work, 'The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution and Revenge', dates from 1978; this 1996 title offers a concise history of the conflict.
For those seeking a clear introduction to the Spanish Civil War or a synthesis of this key period of the twentieth century.
Sir Paul Preston CBE is an English historian and Hispanist, biographer of Francisco Franco, and specialist in Spanish history, in particular the Spanish Civil War, which he has studied for more than 50 years. He is the winner of multiple awards for his books on the Spanish Civil War.
