Hell and Good Company

Posted on 02 February 2018 by Richard Rhodes

From the Pulitzer Prize winning and bestselling author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb the remarkable story of the Spanish Civil War through the eyes of the reporters, writers, artists, doctors, and nurses who witnessed it The Spanish Civil War inspired and haunted an extraordinary number of exceptional artists and writers, including Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Martha Gellhorn, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, and John Dos Passos The idealism of the cause 8212 defending democracy from fascism at a time when Europe was darkening toward another world war 8212 and the brutality of the conflict drew from them some of their best work Guernica, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Homage to Catalonia, The Spanish Earth.The war spurred breakthroughs in military and medical technology as well New aircraft, new weapons, new tactics and strategy all emerged in the intense Spanish conflict Indiscriminate destruction raining from the sky became a dreaded reality for the first time Progress also arose from the horror the doctors and nurses who volunteered to serve with the Spanish defenders devised major advances in battlefield surgery and front line blood transfusion In those ways, and in many others, the Spanish Civil War served as a test bed for World War II, and for the entire twentieth century From the life of John James Audubon to the invention of the atomic bomb, readers have long relied on Richard Rhodes to explain, distill, and dramatize crucial moments in history Now, he takes us into battlefields and bomb shelters, into the studios of artists, into the crowded wards of war hospitals, and into the hearts and minds of a rich cast of characters to show how the ideological, aesthetic, and technological developments that emerged in Spain changed the world forever. Download Hell and Good Company Author Richard Rhodes – kino-fada.fr Human stories during the Spanish Civil War woven into a compelling book In the initial section Rhodes details in a readily understandable form the build up to the Spanish Civil War and how General Francisco Franco led a military revolt against the republic aided by Mussolini and Hitler The republican side was aided by Stalin for a time, whilst the other western powers stood aside Despite the non intervention of the western powers, 40,000 foreign volunteers came to the republic s aid.The autho Human stories during the Spanish Civil War woven into a compelling book In the initial section Rhodes details in a readily understandable form the build up to the Spanish Civil War and how General Francisco Franco led a military revolt against the republic aided by Mussolini and Hitler The republican side was aided by Stalin for a time, whilst the...Sadly, only 2 Stars for this TMZ version of Spanish Civil War history If you are interested in the celebs of the day, Picasso, Hemingway, Gelhorn, etc, then this could be a good read for you I don t give a fig for any of them Slightly better discussion on the medical aspects of the conflict, which paid benefits in the coming WWII Rhodes reputation encouraged me to read this but it does not measure up to my expectation at all Frankly it was boring You can find a much better account in War Sadly, only 2 Stars for this TMZ version of Spanish Civil War history If you are interested in the celebs of the day, Picasso, Hemingway, Gelhorn, etc, then this could be a good read for you I don t give a fig for any of them Slightly better discussion on the medical aspects of the conflict, ...A fascinating book about an amazing little war Sandwiched between the two World Wars from 1936 1939, Germany and Italy backed Franco to overpower the Republicans, backed by France, Britain, Russia, Canada and just about everyone else It was a test run for the Axis vs Allied of WW II The supporters of the Republicans was an amazing mix of idealists from Hemingway to Picasso and Miro, Orwell fought for them, JS Haldane developed blood transport and storage for them They developed an extensi A fascinating book about an amazing little war Sandwiched between the two World Wars from 1936 1939, Germany and Italy backed Franco to overpower the Republicans, backed by France, Britain, Russia, Canada and just about everyone else It was a test run for the Axis vs Allied of WW II The supporters of the Republicans was an amazing mix of idealists from Hemingway to Picasso and Miro, Orwell fought for them, JS Haldane developed bl...The story of the Spanish civil war a battle of Fascism vs Leftists, a precursor to World War II and the poets war Rhodes covers the war in this short book spending a little time in the beginning to outline the cause and players in the conflict and then spends a lot of time on the international brigades that fought against the Fascists the most fascinating part of the war to many no doubt featuring people like Orwell and Hemingway but book should have a littletime on the military strategy The story of the Spanish civil war a...A wonderfully done story of the Spanish Civil War, taking the accounts of all kinds of people involved, from Hemingway to Picasso to the doctors and nurses on the front lines A really interesting discussion of how the art that came out of it, Guernica in particular, was influenced by the events of the war Just a fascinating story of a terrible event I learned a lot about the medical innovations of the war as well A good book for the person interested in the topic, but it s also very compelli A wonderfully done story of the Spanish Civil War, taking the accounts of all kinds of people involved, from Hemingway to Picasso to the doctors and nurses on the front lines A really interesting discussion of how the art that came out of it, Guernica in particular, was influenced by the events of the war Just a fascinating story of a terrible event I learned a lot about the medical innova...War is psychologically like hell, supernatural like it and also, as we have been taught to expect, full of good company Edward Barsky, American surgeon, volunteerThe Spanish Civil War is often viewed as the real beginning of WWII It has also become something of a touchstone for many Romantics and Idealists As author Richard Rhodes says in his Introduction to his book Hell and Good Company, m any books have b...a good general re hash of the civil war, would be excellent for anyone just getting into reading about spain and the politics, art, and dictatorships old and new has nice pics, hella bibliography, good index, map.has some interesting angles coming from artists pov, but all in all just a survey of spain in 20th cent centering on war years of 1930 s.someinteresting and in depth reads The New Spaniards this is maybe best one for hard core readers of the civil war We Saw Spain Die Foreig a good general re hash of the civil war, would be excellent for anyone just getting into reading about spain and the politics, art, and dictatorships old and new has nice pics, hella bibliography, good index, map.has some interesting angles coming from artists pov, but all in all just a survey of...Richard Rhodes, not a scholar of the Spanish Civil war, nor of Spain in general, is a fine explainer of interesting things, from the life of John James Audubon to The Making of the Atomic Bomb, and with this, adds a very nice volume to the histories of that war and that fracturing nation Hell and Good Company The Spanish Civil War and the World it Made 2015 Not a military history, though including moving descriptions of several of the battles Madrid and the Jarama valley, among othe Richard Rhodes, not a scholar of the Spanish Civil war, nor of Spain in general, is a fine explainer of interesting things, from the life of John James Audubon to The Making of the Atomic Bomb, and with this, adds a very nice volume to the histories of that war and that fracturing nation Hell and Good Company The Spanish Civil War and the World it Made 2015 Not a military history, though including moving descriptions of several of the battles Madrid and the Jarama valley, among others it does a particularly good job with what most war writing omits the challenge to and courage of those responsible for the care and healing of the wounded American and British medical personnel, and particularly the work of British nurses, get much of his attention He is interested in, he tells us, the human stories not yet told, or told only completely I was drawn as well to the technical developments of the war especially constructive technology which amplifies compassion As a non Spaniard looking ...The Spanish Civil War is one of the less heavily studied wars of the twentieth century, yet it served as a proving ground for all sorts of technologies and methods destined to be used only a couple of years later by Hitler s Wehrmacht Rhodes you may know him from his equally splendid volume on the development of the atomic bomb does a superb job of revealing bot...Simply a terrific read Rhodes, best known for his books on the Making of the Atomic and Hydrogen bombs takes his turn at the Spanish Civil War Based on unpublished memoirs of participants, most of whom are at NYU in NY, this issocial history then political If you are looking for a detailed analysis of battles or politics this is not the book It is a very narrow, wonderfully written narrative history of the war as seen through the eyes of those unpublished manuscripts.The war is also ex Simply a terrific read Rhodes, best known for his books on the Making of the Atomic and Hydrogen bombs takes his turn at the Spanish Civil War Based on unpublished memoirs of participants, most of whom are at NYU in NY, this issocial history then political If you are looking for a detailed analysis of battles or politics this is not the book It is a very narrow, wonderfully written narrative history of the war as seen through the eyes of those unpublished manuscripts.The war is also examined from the point of view of art Both Pacasso and Miro have their works exa...

02 February 2018

Richard Rhodes