Tur Suce or Aucazan A War Suce or Aucazan A Wat-Lee, of the lof the descriptive accounts sent from the insurgent side of the Spanish front from August 22 to October 1, 1936, by the well-known correspondent of the International News Service. Only about twenty pages out of a total of 190 deal with the courageous defence of the Alcazar at Toledo by the: rebels, and make no pretence at a connected narrative of this great example of human courage © and endurance, but sufciont is said show how desperate was the plight of the defenders: 5 en thousand shells were fired upon ne diva, while the infernal weapons beings for seventy Sf'modein war were hurled at them, Ehale venteck,"aved them" hey Seven mites to" begin wit Wha aver recovered, "Hire 'Sovealled' "natural, deaths" ocindies of over that fenders were seriously Wounded and. 100" slightly hurt.
Poor Hope of Peace This book, covering a period of! Uttle-more than a month, can be! regarded only as a glimpse of the war situation in Spain, as seen from tone side, at a particular stage of the hostilities that have dragged on now for almost a year. Some of the pre~ dictions made by the author have been somewhat falsified by subsequent events. Apart from the possible consequences of further foreign inter~ vention, and despite present rebel [successes in the Basque country, the {ikelihood of one side imposing peace by victory would seem to be giving way to the possibility of military stalemate owing to the dimeulty of Pressing home attacks. As. during the Great War, offensives begun prom-Isingly have "ended inconclusively, ud the fury engendered by acts of barbarism fas resulted. in stiffened resistance. Sheer exhaustion may. eventually compel a temporary truce, but the bitter feelings aroused by the tragedies of the past year, and the Jeonilict of interests, ideals' and passions may take long to dissipate. "As the author in his foreword points out:
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