There were 230 Irish-born among the volunteers in the International
Brigades fighting fascism in the Spanish Civil War. This book
focuses on the six volunteers from Limerick. It uses Russian files
to paint a general picture of the involvement of the Brigades,
especially in the British battalion of the 15th Brigade. The book
commences with the persecution of the Irish Left in the 1930s and
explains the reasons why Frank Ryan led a contingent to Spain in
December 1936. It examines the tension between Irish and British
leaders in Spain, the major battles of 1937, the imprisonment of
Frank Ryan in Spain and his role in German exile. The final chapter
is the first attempt to describe in detail one of the most gruesome
episodes that occurred in the British battalion: the semi-judicial
murder of a Limerick volunteer, the machine-gunner Maurice Emmet
Ryan during the Ebro battle in August 1938. Finally, 60 pages of
statistical data of all the Irish participants in the Brigade's
history.
General
Imprint: |
Lulu Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2014 |
Authors: |
Barry McLoughlin
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
254 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-291-96839-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
1-291-96839-3 |
Barcode: |
9781291968392 |
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