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The International Brigades were foreign non-national combatants who came to Spain to fight against the Nazi-backed Fascist forces of [[Francisco Franco]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936–39). The Brigades came from 50 countries and many [[leftist]] writers sympathized and popularized them. | The International Brigades were foreign non-national combatants who came to Spain to fight against the Nazi-backed Fascist forces of [[Francisco Franco]] during the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936–39). The Brigades came from 50 countries and many [[leftist]] writers sympathized and popularized them. | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | *[http://www.unc.edu/~chaos1/intlbrigade.pdf ''Some Men Put Up Their Lives''] | ||
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Revision as of 00:29, July 17, 2007
The International Brigades were foreign non-national combatants who came to Spain to fight against the Nazi-backed Fascist forces of Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). The Brigades came from 50 countries and many leftist writers sympathized and popularized them.