A brilliant thoroughly researched book on a little known subject (which is not saying much, since anything to do with Spain is virtually ignored within the Anglosphere). The fate of the defeated Spanish Republicans following the Spanish Civil War. Many died in Nazi concentration camps. A few formed their own battalions within the French resistance, well known for their ferocity and resourcefulness. Some became master spies or the parents of outstanding citizens and artists. Even Churchill recognised that through no fault of their own, Spanish Republicans, who were, by default, supporters of democracy, were among the most hard done by cohorts during the Second World War.

Well worth a read if you are interested in the interstices of contemporary European history.

A compelling overview of the political consequences of the " Retirada" and the role played by the refugee community in exile on the other side of the Pyrenees Mountains in France after 1939. I live in Figueres and I grew up in Perpignan in the 70s surrounded by many eyewitnesses of the Republican debacle and its aftermath and this solid and well researched study was a poignant journey into my family's history and its fight against fascism on both sides of the border.
Highly recommended and a must read for anyone interested by the Spanish Civil War.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Pen & Sword for this terrific ARC

This is a well known account of the 500000 Spanish republicans who travelled across the Pyrenees mountain in the 1940s, this book tells the tale from a political rather more than a historical account. Worth a read.

NB: free copy received for honest review

As the title suggestions, the main portion of this work is focused on the activities of Spanish Republicans in WW2. There are some interesting - and often tragic - tales here.

The book also spends some time discussing the Spanish Civil War itself, and the policies of National Spain during the war, including the activities of the 'volunteer' Spanish units sent to fight on the Eastern front.

Those who wish to know more of the less publicised elements of WW2 should find plenty of interest here.