MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 03289cam a2200337 i 4500
001 2015014308
003 DLC
005 20150911163710.0
008 150413s2016 mauab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015014308
020 $a9781566560863
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $ae-sp---
050 00 $aDP269.27.M3$bM38 2016
082 00 $a946.081/4094641$223
100 1 $aMathieson, David,$d1960 July 24-
245 10 $aFrontline Madrid :$bbattlefield tours of the Spanish Civil War /$cDavid Mathieson.
264 1 $aNorthampton, Massachusetts :$bInterlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc.,$c2016.
300 $aviii, 237 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 2 $a"In July 1936 insurgent Spanish troops organized a military coup to oust the elected Republican government in Madrid. The rebel generals expected to force a quick, clean regime change but they failed. The botched uprising turned into a bloody civil war. Hundreds of thousands died in a bitter conflict which tore the country apart and rapidly turned into the prelude for an even greater conflict yet to come--World War II. The world watched and waited for the city to surrender as General Franco's Nationalist army backed by Hitler and Mussolini, closed in on the Spanish capital. But Madrid did not fall. Despite its central role in twentieth-century history, the siege of Madrid is an episode largely hidden from today's visitor. There is no guide to the war sites and few clues for the inquisitive traveler who wants to know more. Frontline Madrid fills that gap. This unique guide book explains what life was like in the city under siege and what happened in the battlefield dramas. The simple to follow maps and diagrams make it easy to visit the frontline sites. The vividly written descriptions bring events and people compellingly to life. The role of prominent individuals, American and British--Orwell, Hemingway, John Cornford--is explored. Frontline Madrid retraces the footsteps of those who lived through the conflict to take the reader on a tour in time. The usual tourist traps are left far behind to enter the gripping world of a war which shaped modern European history"--Provided by publisher.
505 0 $aForeword / by Jon Snow -- The Spanish Civil War and Siege of Madrid -- A quick guide to the international brigades in 20 questions and answers -- 20 Spanish Civil War sites in Madrid City Centre : a quick guide -- The massacre at the Montaña Barracks -- Madrid's Western Front : the Casa de Campo, Parque del Oeste and university campus -- The Battle of Jarama : General Franco's Plan C -- Hemingway's war : Guadarrama, Valle de Los Caídos and El Escorial -- The Battle of Brunete : if not here, then where? -- Delving deeper : top ten books, top ten websites.
650 0 $aBattlefields$zSpain$zMadrid$vGuidebooks.
650 0 $aHistoric sites$zSpain$zMadrid (Region)$vGuidebooks.
651 0 $aMadrid (Spain)$xHistory$ySiege, 1936-1939.
651 0 $aSpain$xHistory$yCivil War, 1936-1939$xBattlefields$vGuidebooks.
651 0 $aMadrid (Spain)$vTours.