Description |
1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; Preface; Historical Outline of the Spanish Civil War; Alec's Story; CHAPTER 1 Why Defend Liberty?; CHAPTER 2 Travelling by Air, Foot and Train; CHAPTER 3 The Siege of Madrid; CHAPTER 4 A Safe Haven for Both Camps; CHAPTER 5 May Uprising, Barcelona; CHAPTER 6 Air Raids, Valencia; CHAPTER 7 Exiles: Citizens and Volunteers; Alec's Photographs; Afterword; Appendices; Bibliography; Index |
Summary |
"The book is a collection of photos and a memoir by Alec Wainman when he was a volunteer in Civil War Spain with the British Medical Unit (BMU). The memoir gives a detailed account of the war, and the photos show both the volunteers at work and the Republican people who participated or were simply there as witnesses. Serge Alternês has supplied an introduction, a timeline of the war, an afterword, and captions for the photos."-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298) and index |
Subject |
Wainman, Alec, 1913-1989.
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Wainman, Alec, 1913-1989 |
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Spain. Ejército Popular de la República -- History
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Spain. Ejército Popular de la República |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Spain & Portugal.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Alternês, Serge, 1961- writer of supplementary textual content.
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ISBN |
9781553804390 |
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1553804392 |
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9781553804383 |
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1553804384 |
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