They Shall Not Pass
by Ben Hughes
British Battalion at Jarama Spanish Civil War
Format: Hardback
Date of publication: July 2011
Publisher: Osprey
ISBN: 9781849085496
In 1937 a group of idealistic British volunteers sailed from England to fight the dark threat of dictatorship in Spain. In the olive groves of Jarama, near Madrid, they achieved the first victory against Franco’s army. It was Fascism’s first defeat. Hardly remembered today, it proved a crucial military turning point in the fight against Fascism. For the first time, Ben Hughes reconstructs the battle in a vivid blow-by-blow account, and considers its fascinating aftermath.
Contents
Part One: A Crowd of Boy Scouts :First Blood : Departures : The Advance : White House Hill : Training
Part Two: Death Stalked the Olive Groves : Bodies Rolling Down the Hill : Retreat! : The Moors were Mowed Down : The Dark : Dawn : The Feint : Capture! : The Second Night : Tank Attack : The Great Rally
Part Three: Conclusions : From Jarama to Brunette : The Fascist Breakthrough : The Ebro Offensive
Epilogue: Back to Britain
This will be available to purchase from July
