Through oral and written narratives, this book examines the interaction between women and the war in Spain, their motivation, the distinctive form of their invo

During the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 almost 2,500 men and women left Britain to fight for the Spanish Republic. This book examines the role, experiences an

Includes writing by women from Britain, the United States, Australia and New Zealand - and from unsung nurses and relief workers as well as celebrated writers.

This book examines the experience of the British volunteers in the Spanish Civil War and places them in a broad intellectual, political, social, and cultural fr

When a Nationalist military uprising was launched in Spain in July 1936, the Spanish Republic’s desperate pleas for assistance from the leaders of Britain and