LEADER 02751nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910457410603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-87013-959-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000066032 035 $a(EBL)1672248 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000552182 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11337140 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000552182 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10537984 035 $a(PQKB)10411659 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3338175 035 $a(OCoLC)605418721 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13338 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3338175 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10514565 035 $a(OCoLC)876514224 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000066032 100 $a19960328d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTo tilt at windmills$b[electronic resource] $ea memoir of the Spanish Civil War /$fFred Thomas 210 $aEast Lansing $cMichigan State University Press$dc1996 215 $a1 online resource (206 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-87013-421-3 327 $aContents; Preface ; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: May-June, 1937. From Hackney to the Jarama Front; Chapter Two: July-November, 1937. The Battle of Brunete; Chapter Three: December 1937-January, 1938. The Battle of Teruel; Chapter Four: February-May, 1938. From Teruel to the Ebro; Chapter Five: June-August, 1938. The Battle of the Ebro I; Chapter Six: September 1938. The Battle of the Ebro II; Chapter Seven: October-December, 1938. Repatriation ; Notes; Index 330 $a To Tilt at Windmills is the memoir of Briton Fred Thomas who served with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War (July 1936-March 1939). Inspired by a memorable return to Iberian battlefields forty years later, and based on diaries kept during the many months Thomas spent as a gunner with the British Anti-Tank Battery, the narrative moves eloquently along a journey into the war zone, through the several campaigns in which he fought and where he was twice wounded, and finally to the withdrawal of the Brigades from the conflict. What distinguishes Thomas' a 606 $aBritish$zSpain$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aSpain$xHistory$yCivil War, 1936-1939$vPersonal narratives, British 607 $aSpain$xHistory$yCivil War, 1936-1939$xCampaigns 607 $aSpain$xHistory$yCivil War, 1936-1939$xParticipation, British 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBritish$xHistory 676 $a946.08 700 $aThomas$b Fred A$0950967 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457410603321 996 $aTo tilt at windmills$92149928 997 $aUNINA