The Real Band of Brothers: First-hand accounts from the last British survivors of the Spanish Civil War

by Max Arthur

Book Overview

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The Spanish Civil War, which raged from 1936-9, was a brutal and intense war which claimed well over 500,000 lives. Rightly predicting that the rise of Fascism in Spain could develop into a more global conflict, almost 2500 British volunteers travelled to Spain under the banner of the International Brigade to fight for the Spanish Republic in an attempt to stem the tide.

Acclaimed oral historian Max...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007295103
• ISBN13: 9780007295104
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Collins
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"