Renegades : Canadians in the Spanish Civil War
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Renegades : Canadians in the Spanish Civil War
（Studies in Canadian military history）
UBC Press, c2008
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [267]-271
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Description
Between 1936 and 1939, almost 1,700 Canadians defied their government and volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War. They left behind punishing lives in Canadian relief camps, mines, and urban flophouses to confront fascism in a country few knew much about. Michael Petrou has drawn on recently declassified archival material, interviewed surviving Canadian veterans, and visited the battlefields of Spain to write the definitive account of Canadians in the Spanish Civil War. Renegades is an intimate and unflinching story of idealism and courage, duplicity and defeat.
Table of Contents
- Preface: Spanish Tinderbox Introduction Part 1: Origins of the Volunteers 1 Who Were the Canadian Volunteers? 2 Why Did They Fight? Part 2: International Brigades 3 Going to War 4 Protecting Madrid 5 Aragon Battles 6 Retreats 7 Back to the Ebro 8 Leaving Spain Part 3: Discipline in the International Brigades 9 Crimes 10 Punishments Part 4: Renegades 11 The Photographer: Bill Williamson 12 The Idealist: William Krehm 13 The Doctor: Norman Bethune Part 5: Aftermath 14 Undesirables 15 Conclusion Postscript Appendix Bibliography
- Index
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