About the Author

Mark Derby is a writer and historian who has worked for Te Ara (the online encyclopaedia of New Zealand), the Waitangi Tribunal and as a South Pacific correspondent for Jornal Expresso, Portugal's leading newspaper. He has also curated museum exhibitions, made historical documentaries and reviewed films for the Wellington community newspaper City Voice. He is chair of the Labour History Project and lives on Wellington's south coast with his family.

Reviews

This is a very readable account of what happened in Spain and what it was like to be there, and of the effects back in New Zealand." —Oliver Riddell, Otago Daily Times

"This engrossing book tells the stories of New Zealanders involved in this chilling conflict . . . recommended reading." —Charles Gill, Daily News