Homage to Catalonia vs Meḿoires de guerre: Which Should You Read?

Homage to Catalonia George Orwell · 1938 ★★★★☆ 4.1 250 pages · ≈ 4 h 38 m · Challenging

[Homage to Catalonia][1] is [George Orwell][2]'s account of his experiences fighting in the 'Spanish Civil War'. Alongside many British workers, trades unionists, and socialists keen to help the Spanish defend their…

Meḿoires de guerre Charles de Gaulle · 1940 340 pages · ≈ 6 h 18 m · Challenging

Originally published in three separate volumes covering three distinct periods, this single edition encompasses all the personal writings by one of this century's most prominent generals and statesmen from the fall of…