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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790441603321

Autore

Howard Victor <1933->

Titolo

The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion : the Canadian contingent in the Spanish Civil War / / Victor Howard ; with Mac Reynolds

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa, Canada : , : Carleton University Press, , 1986

ISBN

1-283-53107-0

9786613843524

0-7735-8257-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 pages)

Collana

Carleton library series ; ; no. 137

Altri autori (Persone)

ReynoldsMac

Disciplina

946.081

Soggetti

HISTORY / Canada / General

Spain History Civil War, 1936-1939 Participation, Canadian

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published: Toronto [Ont.] : Copp, Clark, 1969.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Origins of the Spanish Civil War -- The Organization of the International Brigades -- The Creation of the Canadian Volunteer Force -- The Voyage to Spain -- Dr. Norman Bethune -- The Battle of the Jarama River Valley -- Rest and Recuperation -- The Battle of Brunete -- The Scene in Canada -- The Creation of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion -- The Political Commissar -- The Battles of Quinto and Belchite -- The Battle of Fuentes de Ebro -- Rest and Recuperation -- The Battle of Teruel -- The Retreats -- Canadian Prisoners of War -- The Battle of the Ebro River -- The Way Home -- Epilogue -- Appendix.

Sommario/riassunto

Marking the 50th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War, this is the story of the Canadians who went to fight in that epic conflict.