{"product_id":"renegades-9780774814171","title":"Renegades","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive account of Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Petrou’s \u003cem\u003eRenegades \u003c\/em\u003eisn't the first account of the Canadians who fought in Spain’s uncivil war, but it does feel like we now have the whole story in hand – as much of it, anyway, as we're ever going to see emerge from the fog of that war. Painstaking and clear-eyed, what lends it heft is the volume and rigour of the research that Petrou, a senior writer at Maclean’s, has marshalled. There’s a good deal that's new, too, thanks to Petrou’s access to the archives of Moscow’s Communist International, as well as the mining he’s done of Canadian archives, including newly declassified RCMP files. -- Stephen Smith * The Globe and Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eRenegades\u003c\/em\u003e is the fullest and most authoritative account yet written of Canadian volunteers in the Spanish Civil War and a valuable contribution to the history of the International Brigades. Michael Petrou draws on many new archival sources to present a vivid, rounded, and illuminating account of the almost 1,700 Canadians who served in Spain. While essentially a group biography, there are also some fascinating vignettes of individual volunteers, notably Dr Norman Bethune. -- Tom Buchanan, Kellogg College, University of Oxford, author of Britain and the Spanish Civil War\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating account of a little understood conflict, packed with information never before published ... For anyone interested in the history of Canada and the struggle between democracy and totalitarianism, Petrou’s masterful account is required reading. -- Paula Adamick * Canada Post UK *\u003cbr\u003eYou will find a painstaking account of the courageous band who chose to fight fascism before it was politically fashionable and the tough battles they fought with little training, lousy equipment and military leadership that was haphazard at best ... Adventurers, idealists, people looking for work and a cause, they deserve our respect. Petrou’s often dry, detailed account allows us to understand that they may have been renegades but they were also soldiers, not of fortune but of commitment and dreams. -- Bob Rae * Literary Review of Canada, Vol. 16, No. 5 *\u003cbr\u003eAll the good components of a war history are present here: statistical analysis of who the soldiers were, why they fought, and how their ideals were tested; incompetent officers sacrificing their men for the sake of appearances; and much demonstration of the absurdity of war, both in situ and in retrospect. Petrou does a fantastic job of continuously relating everything back to the \u003cem\u003ewhy\u003c\/em\u003e of the war, and how common wartime situations became a fight in the struggle of communism versus fascism. -- Megan Moore Burns * Quill \u0026amp; Quire *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: Spanish Tinderbox\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Origins of the Volunteers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Who Were the Canadian Volunteers?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Why Did They Fight?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: International Brigades\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Going to War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Protecting Madrid\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Aragón Battles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Retreats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Back to the Ebro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Leaving Spain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Discipline in the International Brigades\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Crimes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Punishments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Renegades\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 The Photographer: Bill Williamson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 The Idealist: William Krehm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 The Doctor: Norman Bethune\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 5: Aftermath\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Undesirables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostscript\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404916662615,"sku":"9780774814171","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774814171.jpg?v=1730488042","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/renegades-9780774814171","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}