Another Hill
About the Book
Milton Wolff was the ninth and final commander of the Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln-Washington Battalions that fought for the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War. Part autobiography, part fiction, Another Hill is his insider's account of the grueling, shattering experience of the Americans who fought against fascism while their country looked the other way.* Supported by a grant from the National Poetry Series, Inc.
About the Author
Milton Wolff, the last commander of the Lincoln Battalion, has served for many years as commander of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.Reviews
"Gritty realism and an eye for political complexity . . . the muscular narrative provides valuable testimony of what it was like to fight Spain's rebel Nationalist troops, who enjoyed vastly superior weaponry and manpower supplied by Hitler and Mussolini, while the Western democracies passively looked on."--Publishers Weekly"Engrossing; [Wolff] has an eye for significant detail and a gift for dialogue."--Bernard Knox, New York Times Book Review
Blurbs
"The best book about war since . . . All Quiet on the Western Front."--Howard Fast
"It's very well done, brought it all back, the grandeur and the betrayal."--Arthur Miller
"The best book so far about the American participation in Spain. And it might very well remain in permanent possession of that title."--Ring Lardner Jr.
"I have never read more intimate, convincing, and devastating accounts of combat. . . . It is a moving, revealing, personal contribution to the great large story of la causa, as the Spaniards of the Republic called their war."--Martha Gellhorn
"A fine novel and at the same time an historical document. . . . It will fascinate students of the fiction on war."--Alan Wald, author of New York Intellectuals
Awards
AAUP Book, Jacket & Journal Show selection in the typographic books category, 1995.Related Titles
