Gustav Regler
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Gustav Regler (b. 25 May 1898 in Merzig; d. 14 January 1963 in New Delhi) - German Socialist novelist - and political commissar[1] of the XII International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War and wounded at the Battle of Guadalajara.[2] His books were banned in the Third Reich. He wrote about his Spanish experiences in The Great Crusade (New York, 1940). His memoirs were published as The Owl of Minerva in London in 1959.
[edit] Sources, link
- Hugh Thomas The Spanish Civil War 2003. 4th Rev ed.
- Gustav Regler, The Owl of Minerva, Hart-Davis, London, 1959.
- (German) Wikipedia: Gustav Regler
- (Spanish) Wikipedia: Gustav Regler
- ^ Thomas (2003), p 468
- ^ es::Gustav Regler
