English Captain

1941, Tom Wintringham's account of his time with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War

Author

Tom Wintringham

Publisher

Penguin Books, London, 1941

Printing Details

First edition thus. Paperback (cerise colour for Travel and Adventure). 18 × 11cm, 158pp.

Tom Wintringham (1898–1949) was a pioneer of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War, and commander of the British Battalion in the bloody Battle of Jarama in February 1937, at which he was wounded. English Captain is Wintringham's own startling account of his service to the cause of the Spanish republic.

Condition

Good condition for a wartime Penguin. There is blotchy foxing to the front cover, slight loss at the head of the spine and some rusting to the staples but otherwise it remains in strong readable condition.

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