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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Spanish civil war - The Untold Story

New book looks at lives of four Scottish volunteers who fought in Spanish Civil War

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The National (Scotland)

In brief: Tomorrow Perhaps the Future; Queen K; Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber – review

A fascinating study of the women who chronicled the Spanish civil war; a superb skewering of the idle rich; and the story of the debutante turned IRA activist

The Guardian - UK

Paco Rabanne, ‘space-age’ fashion designer dies at 88

Born Francisco Rabaneda y Cuervo in 1934, the future designer fled the Spanish Basque country at age 5 during the Spanish Civil War and took the name of Paco Rabanne.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Virtual Spanish civil war museum aims to cut through political divide

Online history centre launches against backdrop of renewed debate over the conflict’s legacy

The Guardian - UK

Spanish civil war book reveals hidden history of female journalists

Women less interested in ‘macho competitiveness of violence’ in conflict, says author

The Guardian - UK

Play tells story of the Scottish heroes of Spanish Civil War

WOULD you travel 1500 miles to fight for a cause you believe in? Well, that’s what 549 Scots did in 1936 as they took it upon themselves to battle…

The National (Scotland)

New book honours Scots who fought in the Spanish Civil War against Franco

THE Spanish Civil War has fascinated historians and the politically minded for nearly nine decades and most Scots with an interest in the subject…

The National (Scotland)

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Lost photos from Spanish civil war reveal daily life behind anti-fascist lines

Rediscovered work by two Jewish women has gone on display in Madrid for first time

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine's foreign fighters have little in common with those who signed up to fight in the Spanish Civil War

When an aging Abe Osheroff recalled why, as a 21-year-old kid from Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood, he had volunteered to join the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War in 1936, he framed it as a personal, ethical decision.

The Conversation

No pasarán: anti-fascist slogan takes on new significance in Ukraine crisis

New generation of volunteers are answering Ukraine’s call to join war effort, in echo of Spanish civil war

The Guardian - UK

From exiles to expats: Toulouse's role in shaping Spanish history

The southern French city of Toulouse is famed for its rugby club, its pink brick buildings, its sunny climate, its nightlife and its storied history. Since the 20th century, it's also become home to one of the largest Spanish communities in France. The biggest wave arrived in the wake of…

France 24

Parallel Mothers re-teams Penélope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar for film about motherhood and the Spanish Civil War

The star and director reunite for their eighth film together, for a film which won Cruz Best Actress at Venice film festival and is likely to earn her an Oscar nomination.

ABC News

VIDEO: Civil Roar: Bomb Dropped 80 Years Ago Finally Deactivated

Experts detonate the bomb after a 97-year-old farmer recalls where the Italians dropped it during the Spanish Civil War.

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