Paul Preston
Leading foreign correspondents such as Hemmingway, Gellhorn, Orwell and many others, now forgotten, were present during the Spanish Civil War. In this fascinating event, eminent historian Paul Preston explores their courage and skill and, through a huge trove of letters and diaries, how they each fought to tell the world the story about what was happening.
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