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Love, war, duty, faith, betrayal and belief – a revolutionary new view of the Spanish Civil War through the eyes and experiences of the women who endured it, by the greatest historian of Spain: ‘Passionate and deeply moving… when Preston writes about these women, you feel as if you are in their company.’ Scotland on Sunday



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‘A magnificent achievement. Preston combines the skills of the professional historian with a profound understanding of women. Eminently readable, this is narrative history at its best.’ Literary Review

‘Newcomers to the Spanish conflict could hardly find a better place to start.’ Sunday Times

Doves of War

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    A Paperback by Paul Preston

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 4 July 2003
      ISBN-13 9780006386940
      978-0006386940
      ISBN-10 0006386946
      Also in:
      True stories of heroism, and endu Military History Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Love, war, duty, faith, betrayal and belief – a revolutionary new view of the Spanish Civil War through the eyes and experiences of the women who endured it, by the greatest historian of Spain: ‘Passionate and deeply moving… when Preston writes about these women, you feel as if you are in their company.’ Scotland on Sunday



      Trade Review

      ‘A magnificent achievement. Preston combines the skills of the professional historian with a profound understanding of women. Eminently readable, this is narrative history at its best.’ Literary Review

      ‘Newcomers to the Spanish conflict could hardly find a better place to start.’ Sunday Times

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