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The outbreak of the Spanish Civil War threw Irish politics, north and south of the border, into turmoil. Tragic events in Spain aroused emotive responses across the spectrum of Irish society. In contrast to most other communities of the British Isles, citizens of the Irish Free State were mainly pro-Franco. But many on the left felt a strong identification with the plight of the Republic. Ireland sent large organized bodies of men to fight on opposite sides in the Spanish Civil War. The International Brigade volunteers were led by the IRA warrior, Frank Ryan. Their rivals, who became a battalion of Franco's Foreign Legion were mostly members of the semi-facist Blueshirts, and were commanded by the ex-leader of that movement, General Eoin O'Duffy. In late 1936, two enemy crusades - Communist and Catholic - left Ireland to fight it out in Spain. This book, illuminated by personal histories, tells the story of what happened to those two sides. Starting with their eventful journey to Spain, it follows their footsteps across the battlefields of Spain.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Stradlings talent lies in approaching the subject with an open mind and resists the obvious temptation to throw scorn on O'Duffy and his followers. A revealing insight into why two groups of Irish men choose to fight on very opposites sides of the conflict. It also offers a very human side to the tragedy of the Spanish Civil war. Highly recommended for anybody interested in both Irish and Spanish history during that epoque.
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Stradlings talent lies in approaching the subject with an open mind and resists the obvious temptation to throw scorn on O'Duffy and his followers. A revealing insight into why two groups of Irish men choose to fight on very opposites sides of the conflict. It also offers a very human side to the tragedy of the Spanish Civil war. Highly recommended for anybody interested in both Irish and Spanish history during that epoque.
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As a Spaniard who has lived in Ireland for sometime I was obviously interested in this book. I think it is well written and after all not too partial. In my opinion, although the author seems to show more affection for the Irish who joined the International Brigade than for the ones who joined Franco; at least, this war is not portraited as a story of goodies (left wingers) against badies (right wingers).Anyway, there's the tendency in this book to speak about the executions carried out by the nationalist army, overlooking most of the crimes comitted by the other side.Both sides must have been brutal (according to the number of casualties)and mainly antidemocratic(fascists/comunists).We should't forget that 2 years before the war comunists had tried to bring down the democratic system in Asturias (Northern Spain), that the years before the war there were daily political killings carried out by right wingers, comunists and anarchists....
Anyway, can anyone be as incompetent as O'Duffy is described in the book?
Although my comments may look very critical I've really enjoyed the book, and found it very instructive and entertaining. As I said before I think the author has been quite impartial.
Anyway, can anyone be as incompetent as O'Duffy is described in the book?
Although my comments may look very critical I've really enjoyed the book, and found it very instructive and entertaining. As I said before I think the author has been quite impartial.
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