Ebook: A Chance to Fight Hitler: A Canadian Volunteer in the Spanish Civil War

In late 1936, as Franco s armies stormed toward Madrid, Stalin famously termed the defense of Spain the common cause of all advanced and progressive mankind. As a German emigrant to Winnipeg, Hans Ibing recognized the importance of the Spanish Civil War to the struggle against worldwide fascism in a way that most people in Canada did not joining the International Brigades in their fight to defend the Spanish Republic was his chance to fight Hitler.

Drawing on interviews, Ibing s personal papers, and archival material, David Goutor recounts the powerful story of an ordinary man s response to extraordinary times.