Intellectuals and the Spanish Civil War: A Fight for Democracy (faz.net)

• Historical overview of international volunteer involvement.
• Intellectual commitment in the face of political extremism.
• Examination of individual autonomy against crushing political ideologies.

"Paul Ingendaay explores the motivations of international volunteers and intellectuals who joined the Spanish Civil War to defend democracy. The discussion centers on the tension between individual moral agency and the crushing weight of totalitarian political forces during the 1930s."