This is an introduction to a special issue on the role played by veterans of the Spanish Civil War’s International Brigades during the Second World War. It argues that the study of these veterans is worthwhile for three reasons: the extraordinary mobility that the antifascist struggle of the years 1936–45 enabled; the microcosm it provides for the assessment of what happens when ideologically fuelled concerns meet pragmatic wartime needs; and the relevance of how governments and military organizations have dealt with suspect returnees in the past for present- day dilemmas that several governments face.
Arielli, N., Acciai, E. (2020). Trajectories of Transnational Antifascist Volunteers from the Spanish Civil War to the Second World War. WAR IN HISTORY, 27(3), 341-345 [10.1177/0968344519843572].
Trajectories of Transnational Antifascist Volunteers from the Spanish Civil War to the Second World War
Acciai, Enrico
2020-01-01
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This is an introduction to a special issue on the role played by veterans of the Spanish Civil War’s International Brigades during the Second World War. It argues that the study of these veterans is worthwhile for three reasons: the extraordinary mobility that the antifascist struggle of the years 1936–45 enabled; the microcosm it provides for the assessment of what happens when ideologically fuelled concerns meet pragmatic wartime needs; and the relevance of how governments and military organizations have dealt with suspect returnees in the past for present- day dilemmas that several governments face.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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