Title: An ‘Army of Strangers’? Recruitment for the International Brigades Reassessed. Time and place: 19 April 2018, 16.15-18.00, Jessop West room G.03 Chair: Joel Baker Abstract: The Spanish Civil War (1936-9) saw unprecedented numbers of foreign fighters participate in the conflict. On the Republican side, the majority fought as part of the International Brigades, units organised […]

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