Freedom, Faction, Fame and Blood: British Soldiers of Conscience in Greece, Spain and Finland

by Elizabeth Roberts

Under the rubric from Lord Byron, this book offers a unique comparison of three sets of British volunteers who left their homes to fight in the Greek War of Independence, the Spanish Civil War and the Russo-Finnish War. From Lord Byron's journey to Greece, to the legendary International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War, to the strange sojourn of a contingent of British misfits during a bitter Finnish winter, Elizabeth Roberts examines the passions,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845193180
• ISBN13: 9781845193188
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"