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| Tango01 | 24 Nov 2017 12:52 p.m. PST |
… civil war – their amazing courage and obscure fates. "In the autumn of 1937, Zhang Ruishu was enjoying a rare break from his 14-hour days on the frontline. One of very few, if not the only, Chinese in Madrid, he hadn't asked for time off – there was so much to do – but his commander had insisted he take a break. The Spanish capital was decorated with defiant if raggedy banners reading No pasarán ("They shall not pass") and Madrid será la tumba del fascismo ("Madrid will be the tomb of fascism"). Zhang had seen many such signs before. At a newsstand, however, a large promotional poster for Spanish news magazine Estampa caught his eye. The intriguing poster featured a man's face in profile. It wasn't a handsome face, but ruddy and weathered, with tightly cropped hair, hollow cheeks and a muddle of crooked teeth in a mouth set slightly agape – the face of a no-nonsense man who had known hardship. Suddenly, a crowd was gathering around Zhang; eyes were widening and fingers pointing. "That's him!" they cried, lunging forward to shake the stranger's hand…"
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| Alcibiades | 24 Nov 2017 3:36 p.m. PST |
Terrific article. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. |
| kmahony111 | 24 Nov 2017 4:47 p.m. PST |
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| MacColla | 25 Nov 2017 6:21 a.m. PST |
Fascinating article, Armand, thanks for bringing it to our attention. |
| Tango01 | 25 Nov 2017 11:12 a.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my good friends!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| SgtGuinness | 25 Nov 2017 9:14 p.m. PST |
Very interesting. As one of my periods of interest I'm happy to see some facet of the war I've never seen before. Thanks Tango1.
Cheers,
JB |
| Tango01 | 25 Nov 2017 11:03 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it too my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| Cacique Caribe | 10 Dec 2017 3:19 a.m. PST |
I had always wondered about this poster. Dan
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