{"product_id":"9781408854075","title":"The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War","description":"Author: Tremlett, Giles\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408854075\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 720 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e** Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Magnificent. Narrative history at its vivid and compelling best' Fergal Keane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first major history of the International Brigades- a tale of blood, ideals and tragedy in the fight against fascism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in the fight against fascism, and a rallying cry for a generation. Over 35,000 volunteers from sixty-one countries around the world came to defend democracy against the troops of Franco, Hitler and Mussolini.\u003cbr\u003eIll-equipped and disorderly, yet fuelled by a shared sense of purpose and potential glory, these disparate groups of idealistic young men and women formed a volunteer army of a size and type unseen since the Crusades, known as the International Brigades. Were they heroes or fools? Saints or bloodthirsty adventurers? And what exactly did they achieve?\u003cbr\u003eIn this magisterial history, Giles Tremlett tells     for the first time     the story of the Spanish Civil War through the experiences of this remarkable group. Drawing on the Brigades' archives in Moscow, as well as first-hand accounts, \u003ci\u003eThe International Brigades \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures all the human drama of a historic mission to halt fascist expansion in Europe.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629803589790,"sku":"UBD-9781408854075","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408854075.jpg?v=1774221431","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408854075","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}