A Moment of War
Author(s): Laurie Lee
'In December 1937 I crossed the Pyrenees from France - two days on foot through the snow.' Laurie Lee was still a young man when he decided to fight for the Republican cause in Spain's civil war. But though he braved icy, storm-swept mountains alone to contact Republican sympathisers, he was immediately suspected of being a Nationalist spy. Imprisoned and almost executed by his own side, he eventually joined the International Brigade. This is the story of his experiences as a Republican soldier, fighting for the losing side in a doomed war.
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A work of lyrical intensity. Read it and salute one of Britain's finest writers Daily Mail A great, heart-stopping narrative of one young Englishman's part in the war in Spain ... crafted by a poet, stamping an indelible image of the boredom, random cruelty and stupidity of war Literary Review This story aches with unforgotten cold and trembles with unforgotten terror Guardian
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : 0.25
- : 01 May 2014
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 July 2014
- : books
Special Fields
- : 144
- : 714
- : Paperback
- : Laurie Lee