'Perfidious Albion' - Britain and the Spanish Civil War

'Perfidious Albion' - Britain and the Spanish Civil War - Paperback

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'Perfidious Albion' - Britain and the Spanish Civil War - Paperback

'Perfidious Albion' - Britain and the Spanish Civil War - Paperback

by Paul Preston
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Book Overview

This collection of essays by Paul Preston, the preeminent historian of modern Spain, falls broadly into three parts.


The book's title reflects the first three chapters that deal with the hypocrisy and prejudice of British foreign policy towards the Spanish Republic, greatly influenced by the right-wing diplomats Norman King and Sir Henry Chilton.

Their attitude contrasts sharply with the selfless humanitarian efforts of medical personnel from across the globe, including many doctors and nurses from Britain, Ireland and Commonwealth countries whose contribution is discussed in the next two chapters.


The final two chapters assess the influence on British perceptions of the Spanish Civil War of four prominent 'writer-historians': George Orwell, Herbert Southworth, Burnett Bolloten and Gerald Brenan.
Essential reading for anyone interested in finding out more about the background to British attitudes to the Spanish Civil War.
ISBN9781913693350
Author Paul Preston
PublisherClapton Press Limited
GenreBiography and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages282
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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'Perfidious Albion' - Britain and the Spanish Civil War - Paperback

By Paul Preston

About Paul Preston

SIR PAUL PRESTON CBE is Professor of Contemporary Spanish History at the London School of Economics and was previously a lecturer at the University of Reading and Professor of Modern History at Queen Mary University London. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and holds the Marcel Proust Chair of the European Academy of Yuste. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by universities in Spain and the UK. In 2006, he was awarded the International Ramon Llull Prize by the Catalan Government and, in 2018, the Guernica Peace Prize. Among his many works are Franco: A Biography, Comrades, Doves of War: Four Women of Spain, Juan Carlos, The Spanish Civil War, The Spanish Holocaust, The Last Stalinist, The Last Days of the Spanish Republic and A People Betrayed. In Spain, he was appointed a Comendador de la Orden del Mérito Civil in 1986 and awarded, in 2007, the Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica. He lives in London.

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