“Spain Mad”: British Engagement with the Spanish Civil War

Tom Buchanan is Professor of Modern British and European History at the University of Oxford's Department for Continuing Education, and a Fellow of Kellogg College. He is the author of three books and numerous articles on British involvement in the Spanish Civil War. His most recent book is Amnesty International and Human Rights Activism in Postwar Britain, 1945-1977 (Cambridge University Press, 2020).

‘This work contains all the qualities of his previous books and articles on Britain and Spain: a crisp and engaging writing style, detailed research, and a sympathetic but not uncritical approach to the historical actors under investigation. The result is a thoroughly enjoyable book full of original insights.’Julius Ruiz

• Preface and AcknowledgementsChapter 1: “Spain mad”? Pro-Republican Activism during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939Chapter 2: Philip Jordan and the ambiguities of anti-FascismChapter 3: Building the “Kingdom of God on earth”: Reverend E.O. Iredell and the Spanish Civil WarChapter 4: Drake’s Drum: G. T. Garratt and the Plymouth Drake by-election of June 1937Chapter 5: “Professional survivor”: the notorious life of Wilfred MacartneyChapter 6: “Fred Bloody Copeman”: from mutiny to Moral Re-ArmamentChapter 7: Edith and Felicia: Dangerous journeysChapter 8: George Orwell and the political world of Homage to CataloniaChapter 9: 1961: Hugh Thomas at the turning pointChapter 10: “Lifting the curtain”: Jim Fyrth and The Signal was SpainChapter 11: A Plaque for Azuara: In Search of Frank WhitfieldAfterwordSelect Bibliography