Pole, A. and Speed, G. (2020). Men of Clear Vision: Frederick Sykes, Roy Watts, and the Spanish Civil War. Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 94. Vol 94, Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society. pp. 199-236. https://doi.org/10.5284/1114605. Cite this via datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Men of Clear Vision: Frederick Sykes, Roy Watts, and the Spanish Civil War
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 94
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	n July 1936 sections of the Spanish military rose against the Republican government of Spain, plunging the country into three years of civil war. Italian and German support for the rebels convinced many people in Britain, including in Leicester, that Spain’s battlefields were a crucial front-line against fascism. As many as 2,500 men left the country to join the International Brigades, a volunteer fighting force established by the Comintern (Communist International) early in the war. Among them were Leicester men Frederick Sykes and Roy Watts. They were killed fighting in two of the war’s bloodiest engagements – the Battle of the Jarama in 1937 and the Battle of the Ebro in 1938. This essay is the first attempt to show exactly why, and in what context, the two chose to fight. It will also detail the conditions they encountered once they arrived in Spain and the circumstances of their deaths.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Adrian Pole Gavin Speed
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2020
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