George Orwell bibliography the Spanish Civil War in "Homage to Catalonia". Between 1941 and 1946 he also wrote fifteen "London Letters" for the American political and literary quarterly "Partisan Review", the first of which appeared in the issue dated March–April 1941. Only two compilations of Orwell's body of work were published in his lifetime, but since his death over a dozen collected editions have appeared. Two attempts have been made at comprehensive collections: "Complete Essays, Journalism and Letters" in four volumes (1968–70), co-edited by Ian Angus and Orwell's widow Sonia Brownell; and "The Complete Works of George Orwell", in 20 volumes, edited by
1936 in the Spanish Civil War Republican defence was the arrival of the International Brigades, though only around 3,000 of them participated in the battle. Having failed to take the capital, Franco bombarded it from the air and, in the following two years, mounted several offensives to try to encircle Madrid. (See also Siege of Madrid (1936-39)) On November 18, Germany and Italy officially recognized the Franco regime, and on December 23, Italy sent "volunteers" of its own to fight for the Nationalists. The social revolution, collectivizations. (See Spanish Revolution of 1936) 1936 in the Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) broke out with