Henry Buckley Bücher

In 1940, Daily Telegraph correspondent Henry Buckley published his eyewitness account of his experiences reporting form the Spanish Civil War. The copies of the book, stored in a warehouse in London, were destroyed during the Blitz and only a handful of copies of his unique chronicle were saved. Now, eighty years after its first publication, this exceptional eyewitness account of the war is republished with a new introduction by acclaimed scholar Paul Preston. The Life and Death of the Spanish Republic is a unique account of Spanish politics throughout the Second Republic, from its foundation of 14 April 1931 to its defeat at the end of March 1939. It combines personal recollections of meetings with the great politicians of the day and intimate accounts of dramatic events with a deep understanding of Spain – its people, politics and culture. Providing a fascinating portrait of a crucial decade of contemporary Spanish history and based on an abundance of the witness material, this important book is one of the most enduring records of the Second Republic and is therefore essential reading for anyone interested in the Spanish Civil War.

"The author combines personal recollections of meetings with the great politicians of the day with reports of the dramatic events he witnessed. Buckley arrived in Spain prior to the outbreak of the war and was one of the few correspondents who had a real understanding of Spain - its people, politics and culture." --Publisher description

Corresponsal de prensa inglés, Henry Buckley asistió a los últimos días de la dictadura de Primo de Rivera, a la caída de la monarquía alfonsina, al desmoronamiento de la II República, al levantamiento de Franco y a la Guerra Civil. Su obra, publicada ahora por vez primera en castellano, además de un valor testimonial de primera magnitud, tiene la virtud de traer a un primer plano aquellos días tumultuosos con apasionada objetividad, gran profesionalidad e independencia. La edición inglesa (1940), única existente, quedó destruida casi en su totalidad con las primeras bombas incendiarias de Hitler, pese a lo cual ha sido cita obligada para gran cantidad de libros sobre la Guerra Civil, desde las primeras monografías hasta los ya clásicos estudios de Hugh Thomas. Henry Buckley, corresponsal de The Daily Telegraph, se casó en Barcelona, en plena guerra, con una catalana y se quedó a vivir en España donde ejerció brillantemente el periodismo. Fue director en nuestro país de la agencia Reuter hasta su jubilación en 1964, año en que recibió la Gran Cruz de Isabel la Católica. Murió en Sitges, en 1971.