To tilt at windmills [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of the Spanish Civil War / / Fred Thomas

• Autore: Thomas Fred A
• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Disciplina: 946.08
• Soggetto topico: British - Spain - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: Spain History Civil War, 1936-1939 Personal narratives, British; Spain History Civil War, 1936-1939 Campaigns; Spain History Civil War, 1936-1939 Participation, British
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: To tilt at windmills
• ISBN: 0-87013-959-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457410603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II