02686nam 2200505 450 991082506160332120230706210943.01-282-02482-597866120248250-8264-2571-2(CKB)1000000000724796(EBL)436630(OCoLC)646806794(MiAaPQ)EBC436630(MiAaPQ)EBC5309584(MiAaPQ)EBC3002945(Au-PeEL)EBL3002945(OCoLC)928191119(EXLCZ)99100000000072479620180315h20072001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFighting for Franco international volunteers in nationalist Spain during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39 /Judith Keene ; foreword by Gabriel JacksonLondon ;New York :Hambledon Continuum,2007.©20011 online resource (viii, 310 pages) mapsOriginally published: London: Leicester University Press, 2001.1-85285-593-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Maps of Spain; Introduction; 1. The historical context of the Spanish Civil War; 2. English narratives about Franco's Spain; 3. Not quite king and country: Franco's English-speaking volunteers; 4. Spectators at their own drama: Franco's French volunteers; 5. Snow boots in sunny Spain: White Russians in Nationalist Spain; 6. Slaying Satan, saving Franco: the Romanian Iron Guard in Nationalist Spain; 7. With Flit and phonograph: Franco's foreign female supporters; 8. Conclusions; Select bibliography; IndexOne of the enduring myths of the Franco state was that the Nationalist forces that won the Civil War consisted of patriotic Spaniards while the Republic was defended by a rag tag army of foreign 'reds.' During the Spanish Civil War, however, many groups on the European right were galvanised by the Nationalist cause. European fascists, conservative Catholics and those uneasy with liberal democracy in general rallied to the figure of Franco, who appeared to be holding the line against secularism, modernism and Bolshevism. This book recounts the experiences of a number of foreign volunteers, inclSpainHistoryCivil War, 1936-1939Participation, Foreign946.081Keene Judith728294Jackson GabrielMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825061603321Fighting for Franco4057347UNINA