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International Socialist Review, Summer 1966

 

International Brigades

 

From International Socialist Review, Vol.27 No.3, Summer 1966, p.126.
Transcribed & marked up by Einde O’Callaghan for ETOL.

 

The International Brigades: Spain 1936-1939
by Vincent Brome
William Morrow & Co. 317 pp. plus photographs. $6.00.

The International Brigades were composed of thousands of volunteers who came from all over the world to fight in Spain against Franco’s fascist army. According to Vincent Brome, at least 85 per cent of these volunteers came from a working class background. Not less than 25 per cent of the volunteers died in action.

This book is primarily a battle history of the International Brigades. The author follows the personal stories of several individuals through the events. The political background to the military side of the Spanish Civil War is treated summarily.

 
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