La guerra civil española

Following in the footsteps of his celebrated History of Spain, and combining erudition with personal experience, Pierre Vilar offers in this book a comprehensive view of the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. Its pages analyze the underlying and immediate causes of the conflict, recount military events, describe the political evolution and economic trajectory of both sides, and explore ideologies, mentalities, and culture. The reader will find here excellent information on the events, presented with a restraint and balance that distinguish it from anything published to date. For this book was not written to tell us, yet again, the story of the civil war, but rather to help us understand it.