The Gallant Cause
Title | The Gallant Cause PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Zuehlke |
Publisher | John Wiley and Sons |
Pages | 355 |
Release | 2010-03-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0470675667 |
At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War on July 17, 1936, forty-two thousand Internationals, comprised of Canadians, Americans, and Spaniards, fought together on the side of the Republicans who were trying to throw back fascist dictator General Franco?s troops, which included countless German and Italian soldiers. By October 29, 1938 though, only two thousand Internationals were able to gather for a speech requesting them to withdraw. Despite all their efforts, Spain wanted to continue on its own, hoping the war would become a Spanish affair once again. Drawing on diaries and newly documented sources, Zuehlke offers a compelling account of the Canadian experience in Spain. It was not a popular war for Canada, with even the prime minister praising Hitler for his social and economic advances. Most world powers were aligning themselves with Italy and Germany, who supported Franco?s movement. Along with allied troops, some 1,500 Canadians joined together in a valiant but doomed cause. This is the story of these brave Canadians, who like all veterans of war, deserve to have their story told and their experiences related, so that they will not be forgotten.
Gallant Cause
Title | Gallant Cause PDF eBook |
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Release | 2008 |
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August Willich's Gallant Dutchmen
Title | August Willich's Gallant Dutchmen PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph R. Reinhart |
Publisher | Kent State University |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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Civil War letters from soldiers serving in a German regiment Organized by Colonel August Willich, a former Prussian army officer who led troops during the German Revolution of 1848, Indiana's German 32nd Indiana regiment fought in the Western Theater of the Civil War. The 32nd Indiana forged an enviable combat record on the battlefields at Rowlett's Station in Kentucky; at Shiloh, Stones River, and Missionary Ridge in Tennessee; and at Chickamauga and Pickett's Mill in Georgia. The letters collected here originally appeared in German in wartime issues of German American newspapers. These rare documents connect the contemporary reader to the world of the patriotic immigrant soldier and his hard-fighting regiment, revealing personal motivations, wartime experiences, opinions, ethnic pride, and bravery, as this regiment engaged in some of the most bitter fighting in the West. These gripping letters also provide insight into the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the war and reveal the competing ethnic identities, nativism, and immigrant acculturation of late-nineteenth-century America. The Germans of the 32nd Indiana proved themselves to be "Gallant Dutchmen" in the fight to save the Union. Gallant Dutchmen is a valuable addition to Civil War studies and will also be welcomed by those interested in ethnic and immigration studies.
The Lost Cause
Title | The Lost Cause PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 636 |
Release | 1898 |
Genre | Confederate States of America |
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The War, Its Causes and Its Message
Title | The War, Its Causes and Its Message PDF eBook |
Author | Herbert Henry Asquith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | World War, 1914-1918 |
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 2
Title | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 2 PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Smith |
Publisher | |
Pages | 870 |
Release | 1869 |
Genre | Economics |
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Renegades
Title | Renegades PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Petrou |
Publisher | UBC Press |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2008-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0774858281 |
Between 1936 and 1939, almost 1,700 Canadians defied their government and volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War. They left behind punishing lives in Canadian relief camps, mines, and urban flophouses to confront fascism in a country few knew much about. Michael Petrou has drawn on recently declassified archival material, interviewed surviving Canadian veterans, and visited the battlefields of Spain to write the definitive account of Canadians in the Spanish Civil War. Renegades is an intimate and unflinching story of idealism and courage, duplicity and defeat.