• S2E24 – Motivation of British volunteers in the Spanish Civil War – Dr Richard Baxell

  • Aug 8 2024
  • Length: 40 mins
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S2E24 – Motivation of British volunteers in the Spanish Civil War – Dr Richard Baxell

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  • In today’s podcast, I talk to historian, lecturer, and author Dr. Richard Baxell about his research into motivation and morale of British volunteers who served in the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. During the Spanish Civil War, around 2, 500British volunteers joined the International Brigades to fight alongside the Spanish Republicans against General Franco’s Nationalist forces. Motivated by ideological convictions, solidarity with the Spanish people, and opposition to fascism, these volunteers saw the conflict as a crucial battle between democracy and totalitarianism. Despite the British government’s non-intervention policy,…
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