| Four Weeks One Summer: When It All Went Wrong Contributor(s): Whitlam, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1925984656 ISBN-13: 9781925984651 Publisher: Arden OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - General - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Europe - General |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the summer of 1936, over just four weeks, it all went wrong - for democracy and for Spain, even for the British royals. Politicians failed, and Hitler was emboldened to plan a new European war, and more. When some army generals sought to overthrow Spain's elected government, Francisco Franco quickly emerged as their leader; Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy supported him with men and materiel; pusillanimous politicians in Britain and the United States, even in France, turned a blind-eye - and the Spanish Civil War was on. Edward VIII took a scandalous holiday cruise with Mrs. Simpson, Berlin staged the greatest sporting event of modern times, the alternative Peoples' Olympiad never came to be, and Barcelona was transformed into a unique workers' paradise. All this in four weeks. It was an incongruous, at times brilliant, juxtaposition of events. |
