The International Brigades : fascism, freedom and the Spanish Civil War / Giles Tremlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tremlett, Giles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fascism--Spain--History.

Fascism.

Anti-fascist movements--Spain--History.

Anti-fascist movements.

Military participation--Foreign.

Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Brigada Internacional.

Spain.

History.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Participation, Foreign.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 696 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

Shows just how far ordinary people will go to save democracy against overwhelming odds in a tale of European solidarity that resonates just as strongly today.

"The Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in the fight against fascism, and a rallying cry for a generation. Over 35,000 volunteers from fifty-two countries around the world came to defend democracy against the troops of Franco, Hitler, and Mussolini. Ill-equipped and disorderly, yet fueled by a shared sense of purpose and potential glory, disparate groups of idealistic young men and women banded together to form a volunteer army of a size and kind unseen since the Crusades, known as the International Brigades. These passionate liberal fighters-from across Europe, China, Africa and the Americas-would join the Republican cause, fighting for over two years on the bloody battlegrounds of Madrid, Jarama and Ebro. Were they heroes or fools? Saints or bloodthirsty adventurers? And what exactly did they achieve?" -- inside front jacket flap.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Welcome to the Games: Barcelona, 19 July 1936

2. The Workers and the Army: Madrid, 20 July 1936

3. Amateur Warriors: Tardienta, August-September 1936

4. The Fascists are Here: Seville, August 1936

5. A Professional View: Huesca, mid-September 1936

6. Creating the Brigades: Madrid, Moscow, Albacete, October 1936

7. The Tower of Babel: Albacete, October 1936

8. The First Brigade: Gran Via, Madrid, 8 November 1936

9. No Pasardn: Parque del Oeste, Madrid, 9 November 1936

10. Death in the Park: Casa de Campo, November 1936

11. Bulletproof Books: University City, Madrid, November 1936

12. A New Brigade: Albacete, Chinchon, Cerro de los Angeles, 9 November 1936

13. Save Madrid: University City, November 1936

14. Hail, the Saviour of Madrid!: Cinema Monumental, Madrid, November-December 1936

15. The Battle of the Mist: Boadilla, 14-23 December 1936

16. Stalin Was Still a Saint: Albacete, November-December 1936

17. Sans Nom and the Poles: Southern front, Andalusia, Christmas Eve, 1936

18. Men in Rubber Coats: Lopera, 25 December 1936

19. Justice and a Different Kind of Army: Lopera, January 1937

20. Mothers and Jews: Algora, 1 January 1937

21. The Final Battle for Madrid: Las Rozas, Aravaca, Villanueva, January 1937

22. Bethune, Blood and Bombing: the coast between Malaga and Almeria, February 1937

23. A Valley Called Jarama: Pindoque railway bridge, 11 February 1937

24. The British: San Martin road, Jarama valley, 12 February 1937

25. Disobeying Orders: Jarama valley, 13 February 1937

26. The Yanks are Coming!: Jarama valley, 16 February 1937

27. Mussolini at Guadalajara: Brihuega, Torija, Trijueque, 9 March 1937

28. The Italian Civil War: Brihuega, 10 March 1937

29. The Battle of the Loudspeakers: Palace of Ibarra, Brihuega, 13 March 1937

30. Blue Nose and the Deserters: Valencia, 20 April 1937

31. Hemingway: Men and women in war: Brihuega, Madrid, March-April 1937

32. Damage in Catalonia: Barcelona, late April 1937

33. Attack!: Guernica and Valsain, April-June 1937

34. The Death of Lukacs: Huesca, early June 1937

35. Brunete: Denmark, early summer 1937

36. The Romanillos and Mosquito Ridges: Guadarrama river, 8 July 1937

37. Resist: Brunete plain, 12 July 1937

38. The Coup that Lasted a Year: Brunete plain, 18-26 July 1937

39. The Price of War: Brunete plain, 25 July 1937

40. Vengeance: Quinto, Aragon, 24 August 1937

41. Conquest: Belchite, 31 August 1937

42. The North Pole: Teruel, December 1937

43. Blitzkrieg: Belchite, 9 March 1938

44. Boy Soldiers: Guadalope river, 19 March 1938

45. Defeat, Despair, Hope: Mora la Nova, 4 April 1938

46. Prisoners: the monastery at San Pedro de Cardena, autumn 1938

47. The Last Charge: Ebro river, 24 July 1938

48. Resist, Fortify and Be Vigilant: La Cova Hospital, La Bisbal de Falset, July-September 1938

49. Dreams of Home: Sierra de Pandols, early August 1938

50. The Last Fight: Barcelona, 16 September 1938

51. Farewell to Arms: Northern Catalonia, 24 September 1938-8 February 1939

52. `Premature Anti-Fascists': Paris, 21 August 1941.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references ([637]-667) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781408853986

1408853981

9781408853993

140885399X

OCLC:

1158192652

Publisher Number:

99988376103