Renegades - Canadians in the Spanish Civil War

Informationen zum Autor Michael Petrou is a foreign correspondent at Maclean's magazine and holds a doctorate in modern history from the University of Oxford. Klappentext Michael Petrou! a senior writer at Maclean's magazine! has covered wars and conflicts across Africa! the Middle East! and Central Asia. He holds a doctorate in modern history from the University of Oxford. He lives in Ottawa with his family. Zusammenfassung The definitive account of Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Timeline; 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; Conclusion; Postscript; Appendix: Database of 1!700 Canadian Combatants; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Petrou
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.03.2008
• EAN: 9780774814171
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-1417-1
• No. of pages: 282
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Studies in Canadian Military History; Studies in Canadian Military H; Studies in Canadian Military History Series; Studies in Canadian Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous