Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-280) and index.
Prologue: the war of ideals -- The Catholic crusade. 1. Origins of the Irish Brigade. 2. Motivation and mobilisation. 3. Vigil in Caceres. 4. On the Madrid front. 5. Crisis and collapse. 6. The reckoning -- The communist crusade. 7. UptheRepublic! 8. In the ranks of the Comintern army. 9. Struggle for identity, struggle for victory. 10. Faces of defeat -- Epilogue: the peace of history