George Orwell never fulfilled his wish to visit Huesca when he fought in the Spanish Civil War but nearly 90-years on, his son Richard Blair has made the trip to unveil a statue in honour of his ...

Having read George Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia – his fascinating insight into his experiences as a Republican volunteer in the civil war – I had decided to come to the city to see it ...

When George Orwell fought on the Republican side in the Spanish civil war, his division was poised to take the eastern city of Huesca. Confident of victory over the Nationalists, the generals promised ...

The English author, who penned "Homage to Catalonia" and "1984", fought on the Republican side in the Spanish civil war but was invalidated after being shot in the neck. When George Orwell fought ...

The Spanish Civil War crystallized Orwell’s political thinking. When in December 1936 he arrived in Barcelona to help the Republican cause, he had no grasp of the complexities on the ground.

GEORGE ORWELL was about two and a half years older than myself. ... I once inquired how discipline had been maintained in the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War.

The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939, ... Among the names on the list was Eric Blair, better known as author George Orwell.

George Orwell never fulfilled his wish to visit Huesca when he fought in the Spanish Civil War but nearly 90-years on, his son Richard Blair has made the trip to unveil a statue in honour of his ...

George Orwell never fulfilled his wish to visit Huesca when he fought in the Spanish Civil War but nearly 90-years on, his son Richard Blair has made the trip to unveil a statue in honour of his ...