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Martin, R. Picasso's War: The Destruction of Guernica, and the Masterpiece That Changed the World. New York: Penguin Putman Inc., 2002. Print. The struggles that the people of Guernika and the people of Spain, in general, had to endure to see a masterpiece of their countries artwork be displayed in Spain is discussed. It took over four decades for Guernica to be on display in Madrid, Spain. The day that Guernica was brought to Madrid it was an emotional but proud day for Spaniards. Guernica depicted a horrible yet important time in their history that deserved to be housed proudly in Spain, and it finally was but not after years of hardship, several "no's", and struggles.

Byrne, L. "Picasso, Guernica, History." Art Book 14.3 (2007): OhioLINK: Electronic Journal Center. Web. 1 November 2010. Byrne reviews a work by Fransisco Calvo Serraller and Jorge Semprun on Picasso's Guernica. The painting was painted for the Spanish Pavilion at the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937. Guernica is a summary of the wars of the past one hundred years (Byrne 13). Serraller's thinks that the painting is one of the greatest paintings of all time because it was created out of "historical tradition" genius which he believed only Picasso and a select few were capable of.