The Aberdeen Volunteers Fighting in the Spanish Civil War

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This publication is unique in that it focuses on the volunteers from Aberdeen who made their way to Spain to fight against fascism in the 1930s. From the Granite City, 19 men went to Spain, five were killed in action. The book unashamedly highlights, with photographs, some of the volunteers from Aberdeen, memorials to those who fought and died in the conflict. A selection of the propaganda posters and unique, never-before-seen photographs of tributes to the ubiquitous Bob Cooney.