Wales And The Spanish Civil War
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Miners Against Fascism
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Author : Hywel Francis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Miners Against Fascism written by Hywel Francis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Anti-fascist movements categories.
Wales And The Spanish Civil War
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Author : R. A. Stradling
language : en
Publisher: University of Wales Press - Po
Release Date : 2004
Wales And The Spanish Civil War written by R. A. Stradling and has been published by University of Wales Press - Po this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
A scholarly analysis of the Welsh people's ideological, political and cultural experience of the Spanish Civil War, dealing with not only the war years themselves but also the background and aftermath. 4 black-and-white photographs, a bibliography and index.
You Are Legend
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Author : Graham Davies
language : en
Publisher: Welsh Academic Press
Release Date : 2018
You Are Legend written by Graham Davies and has been published by Welsh Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Spain categories.
"Mothers! Women! When the years pass by and the wounds of war are stanched; when the memory of the sad and bloody days dissipates in a present of liberty, of peace and of wellbeing...speak to your children. Tell them of these men of the International Brigades." Dolores Ibarruri, 'La Pasionaria, ' Madrid 1938. Almost 200 Welshmen volunteered to join the International Brigade and travelled to Spain to fight fascism with the Republicans during the 1936-1939 Spanish Civil War. Whilst over 150 returned home, at least 35 died during the brutal conflict. You Are Legend is their remarkable story. Lovingly and thoroughly researched by Graham Davies, You Are Legend outlines the motives, values, and actions of the volunteers from Wales by exploring the social, cultural, religious, and political context of Wales during the 1930s. It also provides a fascinating insight into who they were and their political backgrounds, and follows their journeys to Spain and their experiences in a series of key battles fought by the British Battalion before documenting their deaths or safe return to Wales. Politically active as trade unionists, members of the Communist or Labour parties, and hunger marchers, many were unemployed miners and most were working class with the fighting spirit of the coalfield and the impoverished. Unprepared and sometimes incredulous, these volunteers became immersed in a civil war which created a rupture in the heart of Spain that has never fully healed. You Are Legend is the first book to fully document all of the Welsh volunteers.
Fleeing Franco
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Author : Hywel Davies
language : en
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Release Date : 2011-02-15
Fleeing Franco written by Hywel Davies and has been published by University of Wales Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-15 with History categories.
This is the story of how children escaping the Spanish Civil War were given a home in Wales. In one of the biggest mass evacuations in modern history four thousand children, crammed onto a dilapidated ship, fled for their lives. Parents entrusted their offspring into the care of strangers at a time of mortal danger. The year was 1937 and the forces of General Franco were advancing on the Basque city of Bilbao. In Britain a groundswell of popular feeling forced a reluctant government to offer sanctuary to the refugees. A few hundred of the children found a welcome in Wales where they were given shelter in all four corners of the country: Swansea, Old Colwyn, Caerleon and Carmarthenshire. In one camp there was trouble. Some of the boys, traumatised by their experiences, went on the rampage, an event that made headlines around the world. In Wales, in that most radical of decades, generosity towards the dispossessed greatly outweighed any meanness of spirit. With the backing of the Miner’s Federation and with the overwhelming support of the wider community the children were housed, fed and nurtured. At a time when the ordinary people of Wales were themselves undergoing terrible deprivation there was a tidal wave of giving. Under duress most of the children eventually returned to Spain but for some their exile stretched to a lifetime. There remain in Wales a handful of survivors of those events, witnesses to a depth of solidarity that could not have been bettered.
Miners Against Fascism
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Author : Hywel Francis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-05-10
Miners Against Fascism written by Hywel Francis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-10 with categories.
Welsh miners made up one of the largest contingents within the British Battalion of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War.
Outwitting Franco
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Author : Graham Davies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-12-19
Outwitting Franco written by Graham Davies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-19 with categories.
The book tells the story of those incidents and events in the Spanish Civil War in which Welsh captains and sailors played a pivotal role. The focus is on the blockade runners at the port of Bilbao in 1937 and the evacuation of refugees from Alicante in 1939. The historical background in chapters 1 and 3 provides the context in which the actions of the Welsh captains are made meaningful. The brave exploits of Captain David 'Potato' Jones and Captain W.H. Roberts at Bilbao are described in detail as is the heroic rescue of almost 3000 refugees by Captain Archibald Dickson from Alicante in his boat the 'Stanbrook'.The tragic scenes when Republican refugees, fleeing Franco's army, arrive at the port of Alicante at the end of the Civil War are related with particular poignancy. The book champions the fight against fascism by the Republican government and exposes the cynicism of the Western democracies.The author writes for the general reader but makes reference to the major academic works. He uses information derived from archives and people both in Wales and in Spain.
The South Wales Miners And The Spanish Civil War
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Author : Hywel Francis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The South Wales Miners And The Spanish Civil War written by Hywel Francis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Coal miners categories.
Welsh Miners And The Spanish Civil War
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Author : Hywel Francis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Welsh Miners And The Spanish Civil War written by Hywel Francis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Spain categories.
Welsh Blockade Runners In The Spanish Civil War
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Author : Paul Michael Heaton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Welsh Blockade Runners In The Spanish Civil War written by Paul Michael Heaton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Business & Economics categories.
No Pasaran Wales And The Spanish Civil War
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Author : University College of Swansea. Department of Extra-Mural Studies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
No Pasaran Wales And The Spanish Civil War written by University College of Swansea. Department of Extra-Mural Studies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Spain categories.