To tilt at windmills : a memoir of the Spanish Civil War / Fred Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Fred A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British--Spain--History--20th century.

British.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Personal narratives, British.

Spain.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Campaigns.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Participation, British.

Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. British Battalion--Biography.

Thomas, Fred A.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits, plates

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-87013-959-2

OCLC:

605418721