Fleeing Franco :How Wales Gave Shelter to Refugee Children from the Basque Country During the Spanish Civil War ( 1 )

Publication subTitle :How Wales Gave Shelter to Refugee Children from the Basque Country During the Spanish Civil War

Publication series :1

Author: Davies   Hywel  

Publisher: University of Wales Press‎

Publication year: 2011

E-ISBN: 9780708323373

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780708323366

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780708323366

Subject: E19 military history;K1 World History;K5 European History

Keyword: 世界军事

Language: ENG

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Description

In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, four thousand children escaped by ship from Bilbao and were given sanctuary in Britain. This book focuses on the experiences of the exiles who came to Wales where four Homes were established, and includes several first-hand accounts from surviving refugees.

Chapter

Acknowledgements

An Uncertain Welcome

Brothers of the Blood

A Badge of Honour

The Great and the Good

Out of Harm’s Way

Shelter from the Storm

Dastardly Yarns

A Tidal Wave of Giving

‘The Best Part of My Life’

Fault Lines

Don’t Sing the Songs of the Past

Not Ours, But Ours to Look After

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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