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The records include assessments of the volunteers made by their political superiors in the latter part of the war in Spain. Many are highly derogatory, referring to desertion, drunkenness and indiscipline, but should be taken with a pinch of salt, sometimes a very large amount. They were written for internal use, primarily as an assessment of suitability for future membership of the Communist Party at home and were often made by a party representative who may have had a grudge against certain individuals or may simply have been wrong. Many volunteers with outstanding military records in Spain – including senior ranking officers – received extremely critical assessments.

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New novel centered on Spanish Republicans in the Second World War

A new political thriller, ‘A Betrayal of Heroes’ by writer David Ebsworth, published this month, picks up the story of Spanish Republicans who carried on the fight against fascism and Europe’s Nazis all through the Second World War.

Here Ebsworth writes about how his novels are intended to take the story of the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath to new readers – to folk who probably wouldn’t pick up a non-fiction history book.