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My friend Jack Hornsby, a remarkable man and great chess player, volunteered for Spain when he was 14. Jack was later a tank driver in one of the ‘funnies’ on D-Day. On balance Jack was a thoughtful, intelligent, and well read man. He did not like the French and claimed that so many French roads were bounded by avenues of trees so that the Germans could march down in the shade. A worthy book to Jack’s memory. Martin Frost.

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Personal stories from the soldiers who volunteered to fight for a cause they passionately believed in.

The Spanish Civil War, which raged from 1936-9, was a brutal and intense war which claimed well over 500,000 lives. Rightly predicting that the rise of Fascism in Spain could develop into a more global conflict, almost 2500 British volunteers travelled to Spain under the banner of the International Brigade to fight for the Spanish Republic in an attempt to stem the tide.

Acclaimed oral historian Max Arthur has tracked down the eight survivors of this conflict, and interviewed them for their unique perspective, their memories of their time fighting and the motives which compelled them to fight.

Theirs is a unique story, of men and women volunteering to lay down their lives for a cause, believing passionately that the Spanish Republic’s fight was their fight too.

From Union leader to nurse, Egyptologist to IRA activist, these survivors have incredible, compelling and sometimes harrowing tales to tell of their experiences, revealing their ideologies, pride, regrets, and feelings about the legacy of the actions they took.

“For most young people there was a feeling of frustration, but some were determined to do anything that seemed possible, even if it meant death, to try to stop the spread of Fascism. It was real, and it had to be stopped.” Jack Jones – Volunteer, 94