- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: Warren & Pell Publishing; 2nd Revised edition edition (23 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0955419905
- ISBN-13: 978-0955419904
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #12 in Books > History > Europe > Spain > Spanish Civil War
- #86 in Books > History > Europe > Inter-war Period 1919-1938
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Paul Preston, Professor of International History at the London School of Economics
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 15th International Brigade, asking who were these
volunteers? Where did they come from? Why did they go to Spain? And how
much did they actually help the Spanish Republic?
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 15th International Brigade, asking who were these
volunteers? Where did they come from? Why did they go to Spain? And how
much did they actually help the Spanish Republic?
"There is a huge literature on the role of the British volunteers in the
International Brigades. Some of it is inspirational, some of it deeply
moving, yet if I could keep only one book on the subject it would have to
be the one by Richard Baxell. No one before or since has managed to weld
the huge volume of disorganised and confusing memoir material into a clear
and coherent political and military chronology and geography. Not only is
this entirely serious but it is also extremely exciting. Baxell's book is a
classic in the making on the Spanish Civil War."
Helen Graham, Professor of Modern Spanish History, Royal Holloway, University of London
"Brimful of insight and imaginative understanding. It is
excellently presented and written in a highly fluent and elegant prose
style."
excellently presented and written in a highly fluent and elegant prose
style."
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Best book on Spanish Civil war for years,
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This review is from: British Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War: The British Battalion in the International Brigades 1936-1939 (Paperback)
If you read no other book about the Spanish Civil War you must read this one. Not only does it detail the military actions and battles these brave, idealistic men (and women) fought and died in, it gives a clear picture of the command structure, the politics, personalities, warts and all, of the British Battllion set-up. As important, if not more important, the book explains who these volunteers were, where they came from, what they did, why they went, what their political afiliations were and how they got there. Written in a very reader friendly way, not at all dry, the book gives us the facts and lets us draw our own conclusions, it favours no particular group. I do not know the author or what motivated him to write this classic, almost definative account, of British participation in this prelude to WW2, but I congratulate him on his evenly balanced account. I cannot recommend this book highly enough, the best factual, historical book I have read for years.
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: British Volunteers in the Spanish Civil War: The British Battalion in the International Brigades 1936-1939 (Paperback)
A good book and it told the story well, gave me a mind of information that I was researching, mentioned the key players, the course of the battles and how hard up they were, and the communist part split.On the downside the last chapter turned into a third year dissatation and it never mentioned my grandad!
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