Arrival in Spain and Enlistment

First Taste of War

Life in the Trenches

The Politics and the Schism

The May Riots and Aftermath

Return to Front Line and Injury

Recovery and Escape

Orwell's Reflections on the War

Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations in the Spanish Civil War. The first edition was published in the United Kingdom in 1938. The book charts the stark realities and events of this pivotal time in world history.