Publish Date |
February 23, 2016 |
Category |
History / Europe / Spain History / Wars & Conflicts |
Price |
$23.00 |
ISBN: 9781451696226
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: February 23, 2016
“[A]n interesting collection of observations on an iconic war that the good guys lost but which produced important cultural and therapeutic advances.”“[A] vivid look at how the desperate struggle appeared to participants.”"It is through the lives and works of individuals involved in this wasteful conflict [The Spanish Civil War] that Rhodes so graphically allows contemporary readers to appreciate all the nuances of what transpired in Spain in those dark years."“Readers unfamiliar with the Spanish Civil War will discover the tragicomic experiences and human costs of Europe’s first war against fascism.”“Hell and Good Company is characteristically pacy, vivid and emotive. It reliably conveys the conflict’s broad outlines for those who know nothing about the bloody 1936-39 war between the leftist Republican government and the insurgent Nationalist forces of Francisco Franco, while adding enough well-sourced fresh material to interest those more familiar with its horrors… Mr. Rhodes succeeds in re-animating familiar scenarios. His solidly researched account of the initially hesitant, even reluctant gestation of Picasso’s “Guernica,” in particular, makes thrilling reading.”"[An] informed and elegant narrative"“Rhodes, a Pulitzer Prize winner, always has a provocative perspective. His new book proves no exception. He skillfully explores the Spanish Civil War, dropping names such as Picasso and Hemingway along the way. His goal: to make us grasp this terrible conflict. He succeeds.”“[S]ublime... The most extraordinary book about the Spanish Civil War I’ve ever encountered. His subject is not the war itself but the tremors it produced, the feelings it evoked and the terrible horror it begat. He masterfully extracts huge meaning from small shards of conflict.”"A vivid, wrenching view of war, art and love.""[A]ccessible and memorable"