To this day, the Spanish Civil War is remembered as a conflict
of passionate ideals and cruel fanaticism. Much has been written
about the epic battles and the role of the Great Powers, about
revolution and reaction but little about what the war meant
for the women involved and how it affected their relationships
with lovers, husbands and children. In Doves of War, prize-winning
historian Paul Preston focuses on four exceptional women (Margarita
Nelkin, Nan Green, Mercedes Sanz-Bachiller, Priscilla Scott-Ellis)
whose forgotten stories help us understand the tragedy of
the war.
Author: Paul Preston
Publisher: Harper
Collins
