The Gallant Cause: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War 1936 - 1939
by Zuehlke, Mark
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0470839260
- ISBN 13
- 9780470839263
- Seller
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Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Wiley. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. 0470839260 . Stiff unmarked book in crisp dust jacket; about new. ; 165 X 25 X 235 millimeters; 304 pages; At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War on July 17, 1936, forty-two thousand Internationals, comprised of Canadians, Americans, and Spaniards, fought together on the side of the Republicans who were trying to throw back fascist dictator General Franco? S troops, which included countless German and Italian soldiers. By October 29, 1938 though, only two thousand Internationals were able to gather for a speech requesting them to withdraw. Despite all their efforts, Spain wanted to continue on its own, hoping the war would become a Spanish affair once again. Drawing on diaries and newly documented sources, Zuehlke offers a compelling account of the Canadian experience in Spain. It was not a popular war for Canada, with even the prime minister praising Hitler for his social and economic advances. Most world powers were aligning themselves with Italy and Germany, who supported Franco? S movement. Along with allied troops, some 1,500 Canadians joined together in a valiant but doomed cause. This is the story of these brave Canadians, who like all veterans of war, deserve to have their story told and their experiences related, so that they will not be forgotten. .
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- Bookseller
- B-Line Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63583
- Title
- The Gallant Cause: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War 1936 - 1939
- Author
- Zuehlke, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0470839260
- ISBN 13
- 9780470839263
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Place of Publication
- Somerset, New Jersey, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- 0470839260
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military; History-Canada;
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B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
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