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A Moment of War

A Moment of War - Penguin Archive

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Publisher's Synopsis

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books


In one of the great English war memoirs, we learn what it is to cross the Pyrenees through freezing snow to fight fascism in Spain; to narrowly escape execution by your own side; to kill a man with a borrowed rifle and feel nothing but shame. Moving and shrapnel-sharp, A Moment of War recalls the defeat of idealism; 'that flush of youth which never doubts self-survival, that idiot belief in luck'.

About the Publisher

Penguin Classics

In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.

Book information

ISBN: 9780241752043
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 946.081092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 1077
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 90g
Height: 179mm
Width: 111mm
Spine width: 11mm