«Antony Beevor's revised history of the Civil War, which vividly anatomises a state and a society in the process of disintegration, is a tract for our times ... Above all, he has Beevorised the book, given it the richness of detail and the narrative drive that made Stalingrad such a success»

Guardian

«For the big picture of the war, all the more powerful for its blending of narrative intensity with emotional restraint, there is no rival to Antony Beevor's masterly The Battle for Spain»

Independent

«The Battle for Spain looks likely to become the standard account of the conflict for at least the next generation»

London Review of Books

«exhaustive and admirably clear account.»

THE SUNDAY TIMES

«the definitive book on the subject.»

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

«A very different book, which displays all Beevor's exceptional narrative skills and literary flair. The story he tells is grimly familiar, but he presents it with a freshness, an eye for detail and a degree of detachment that makes this one of the best accounts to date of the Spanish crisis»

Evening Standard

«Fascination lies in the human drama, superbly captured by Beevor ... a vivid chronicle of a dreadful time and place»

Max Hastings, Sunday Times

«In many ways it's his most impressive book to date because he coolly makes sense of such a complicated story: the narrative sweep is consummate, the seamless use of so many sources masterful, and the eye for details makes it a superb read»

Simon Sebag Montefiore, Mail on Sunday

«An admirably clear-sighted account ... a great achievement»

Miranda France, Daily Telegraph

«A moving masterpiece of the indictment of war»

Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Times Literary Supplement

«A gripping, revelatory account»

Sunday Telegraph

«This is an enthralling book. The narrative is masterly, wonderfully clear as a guide through the labyrinth. It is even-tempered and full of good sense ... It is admirable»

Literary Review