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A Thunderous Whisper

By mdunphy
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    Spanish Civil War

  • Franco's violent civil war continues in Spain

    Franco's violent civil war continues in Spain

  • Story is set in the Basque Village of Guernica Spain

    Story is set in the Basque Village of Guernica Spain
    Ani, an outsider at school is surprised when Mathias seeks her friendship. The two become involved in the resistance efforts and together they experience the horror of Hitler's bombing and the deadly aftermath.

  • The Guernica tree shelters Ani from much in her world

    The Guernica tree shelters Ani from much in her world
    This is what remains of the tree after the bombing

  • Ani's mother, a sardinera works very hard since her father has joined the resistance

    Ani's mother, a sardinera works very hard since her father has joined the resistance
    We Went Back - Photographs of the Spanish Civil War by Chim

  • Ani missed her father who was fighting in the Resistance force

    Ani missed her father who was fighting in the Resistance force
    Timeline

  • Ani and Mathias help the Resistance by delivering notes in a basket of sardines

    Ani and Mathias help the Resistance by delivering notes in a basket of sardines

  • German bombers get ready to fly over Guernica

    German bombers get ready to fly over Guernica
    Eyewitness History

  • Market Day in Guernica

    Market Day in Guernica
    PBS Guernica

  • After the bombing, all Ani has left of her mother is her weighing scale

    After the bombing, all Ani has left of her mother is her weighing scale

  • Three Hours of Bombing

    Three Hours of Bombing
    Guernica

  • Mathias gives Ani his mother's necklace

    Mathias gives Ani his mother's necklace

  • The Garza family took in the injured and orphaned children after the bombing

    The Garza family took in the injured and orphaned children after the bombing
    Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures, 2012
    From World History in Context

  • Ani gives Mathias the acorn given to her by her father

    Ani gives Mathias the acorn given to her by her father

  • Guernica burns for 3 days

    Guernica burns for 3 days

  • Ships transport Basque children like Ani, Diego and Julian to England and other ports of safety

    Ships transport Basque children like Ani, Diego and Julian to England and other ports of safety
    Basque Children of '37

  • Paris hears of this outrageous bombing

    Paris hears of this outrageous bombing

  • Picasso passionately composes his Guernica

    Picasso passionately composes his Guernica

  • Guernica - a bold protest of War and Destruction

    Guernica - a bold protest of War and Destruction
    Picasso's Guernica