From Byron to bin Laden: A History of Foreign War Volunteers, by Nir Arielli

Joanna Bourke muses over the motivations of those who leave home to fight in conflicts abroad. Are they terrorists or principled idealists?

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January 11, 2018
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January 11, 2018
Joanna Bourke
Spanish revolutionaries
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Reinforcements: about 32,000 foreign volunteers joined the International Brigades during the civil war in Spain

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