Though well publicized in Europe, and with enormous bibliographic resources in German and Spanish, on which this history principally draws, the famous Spanish Blue Division--Franco's military and diplomatic ploy in World War II--is very little known in this country, as this first full, analytical account in English attests. For nearly three years, August 1941-March 1944, 47,000 Spanish soldiers served under German command on the Russian front, two of those years con tinuously in the line in the siege of Leningrad. There ...
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Though well publicized in Europe, and with enormous bibliographic resources in German and Spanish, on which this history principally draws, the famous Spanish Blue Division--Franco's military and diplomatic ploy in World War II--is very little known in this country, as this first full, analytical account in English attests. For nearly three years, August 1941-March 1944, 47,000 Spanish soldiers served under German command on the Russian front, two of those years con tinuously in the line in the siege of Leningrad. There were 22,000 casu alties, of which 4,500 were killed in ac tion or died of wounds, disease, or frost bite. Less than 300 prisoners of war finally were repatriated in 1954. The story of these Spanish volunteers told here, largely from original Spanish and German archival sources, in the graphic detail of a military history cover ing the major battles of the Russo-German war, gives an entirely different perspective to the siege of Leningrad which is neither Communist nor Nazi but Mediterranean. Though focusing on the military as pects of the Blue Division's campaigns, amply illustrated with maps and docu mented with detailed military rolls, this big book captures the highly charged diplomatic history of the time. The Spanish expeditionary force joined Army Group North as the 250th Infantry Di vision in the German order of battle. But in culture, command structure, and tactics, the Blue Division was worlds apart from the other elements of the Wehrmacht. Thinking of themselves as warriors, as opposed to soldiers, the Spaniards fought with great courage and dash. Masters of improvisation, they lived off the countryside, regarded the Russians as human beings, and often formed strong bonds with the peasants--so strong that the Russian population often protected the Spaniards from both the Red Army and the partisans.
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Add this copy of Hitler's Spanish Legion: the Blue Division in Russia to cart. $64.46, fair condition, Sold by Ladylisabooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chester, , UNITED KINGDOM, published 1979 by Southern Illinois University Press.
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Good in Good Minus jacket. 8vo. Some shelfwear, jacket chipped with tape repairs, jacket taped to boards, bookseller sticker to front pastedown, content clean and firm.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. slight scuffing on covers. DJ is protected in mylar covering. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 434pp/illus/maps. Book recounts the history of the Spanish Blue Division, which was Franco's military and diplomatic ploy in World War II. Illustrated with maps and photos. Price clipped. DJ has light wear. Text clean.
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As New in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A history of the 47, 000 men who served with the Spanish Blue Division on the Russian Front between August 1941 and March 1944 under German command. The division suffered 22000 caualties of which 4, 500 were killed as part of Army Group North. Unlike virtually any other unit the Blue Division served continuously in the line and spent two years in the siege of Leningrad. The Blue Division also became the centre of Franco's and Hitler's diplomatic manouvering. Includes 15 maps and 19 b/w photographs. Good clean copy.
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