UID:
almafu_9959232898902883
Format:
1 online resource (236 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-34576-3
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0-415-75873-4
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1-134-34577-1
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1-280-03692-3
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0-203-35710-8
Series Statement:
Routledge/Canada Blanch studies on contemporary Spain ; 10
Content:
During the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 almost 2,500 men and women left Britain to fight for the Spanish Republic. This book examines the role, experiences and contribution of the volunteers who fought in the British Battalion of the 15 International Brigadesasking: * Who were these volunteers? * Where did they come from? * Why did they go to Spain? * How much did they actually help the Spanish Republic? In contrast to recent revisionist interpretations, this work stresses the crucial importance of the war experience itself, rather than political ideology, in the
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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British Volunteers in the Spanish Civil WarThe British Battalion in the International Brigades, 1936-1939; Copyright; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Who were the British volunteers?; 2 Why did they go?; 3 Madrid, 1936: manning the Spanish barricades; 4 Cerca de Madrid, 1937: the battle of Jarama and 'the furnace of Brunete'; 5 Into Aragon, 1937-1938: Teruel, 'the great retreat' and the Ebro offensive; 6 Prisoners of war; 7 British volunteers for liberty or Comintern army?
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Appendix 1: Commanders of the British BattalionAppendix 2: Political commissars of the British Battalion; Notes; References and Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-203-68274-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-32457-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203357101
