La guerra injusta; cartas de un español

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La guerra injusta; cartas de un español

by Armando Palacio Valdés

ES·~3 hours·16 chapters

Chapters

16 total

La Guerra Injusta

0:15

La Decisión de la Francia

11:21

El optimismo Francés

15:53

Meditación sobre el conflicto

8:03

La Estrategia de Napoleón

12:48

Los socialistas franceses

12:12

Franceses y Españoles

12:53

El ahorro francés

12:22

Las mujeres y la guerra

12:31

Autores y libros

16:02

Description

In this candid memoir, a seasoned Spanish observer turns his pen toward the turmoil of the Great War, offering a thoughtful exploration of conscience, patriotism, and the moral dilemmas that grip a continent at war. He recounts his own decision to side with France, weighing personal motives against a broader sense of justice, and reflects on the varied reasons Spaniards choose either the German or French camps—from admiration of discipline to hopes for liberty.

Through a series of intimate letters, he probes the attitudes of his fellow countrymen—military men, clergy, socialists, and idle onlookers—revealing how politics, culture, and personal temperament shape their loyalties. The narrative captures the restless search for clarity amid propaganda and fear, inviting listeners to consider how ordinary people grapple with the weight of history when the world around them erupts in violence.

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Language

es

Duration

~3 hours (182K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Release date

Mar 13, 2013

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Armando Palacio Valdés

Armando Palacio Valdés

1853–1938

Best known for warm, realistic novels set in Asturias, this Spanish writer paired sharp social observation with an unusually hopeful view of ordinary life. His fiction helped make him one of the most widely read Spanish novelists of his era.

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