About Renegades

Renegades: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War, by veteran journalist Michael Petrou, tells the story of the 1,681 Canadians who, between 1936 and 1939, defied Canadian law to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil war. The war pitted a left leaning, democratically elected Spanish government against a military uprising led by Francisco Franco and supported, with weapons and tens of thousands of troops, by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. By the time it was over, fascism had triumphed in Spain, and more than 400 Canadians were dead.
Until now, little was known about these men and women, and about those who survived. Petrou has changed this. He has drawn on recently declassified material, interviewed veterans, and visited the battlefields of Spain to write the definitive history of Canadians in the war. Jack Granatstein, one of Canada's leading military historians, concludes: "Based on massive research, this is the best and most complete account of Canadians in the Spanish Civil War we are ever likely to get."
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Detailed and vivid descriptions of the battles the Canadians fought, and their lives in Spain between action. The stories of Canadian prisoners of war are also told – as are accounts of Canadians who were imprisoned and otherwise punished, sometimes severely, by their own commanders. New and sensational information about Dr. Norman Bethune, whom Spanish authorities accused of espionage and of having a secretly fascist lover. The story of a young University Toronto student who was jailed as a suspected spy and was lucky to leave Spain alive. After reading recently declassified documents from Soviet archives about this man, Petrou tracked him down and interviewed him at the age of 90.

About the Author

Michael Petrou, a senior writer at Maclean's magazine, has covered wars and conflicts across Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. He holds a doctorate in modern history from the University of Oxford.

Michael Petrou on Tour, Spring 2008

April 17th, 7pm - Canadian War Museum, Barney Danson Theatre, Ottawa ON
April 23rd, 7 pm - Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay Street, Toronto, ON
April 30th, 7 pm - Paragraphe Books, 2220 ave McGill College, Montreal, QC
May 5th, 7:30 pm - Thunder Bay Museum, 425 Donald Street E., Thunder Bay, ON
May 6th, 7 pm - McNally Robinson Grant Park, 1120 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
May 7th, 5 pm - McNally Robinson Calgary, 120 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
May 8th, 7 pm - Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, Terasen Theatre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC. Co-sponsored by the People's Co-op Bookstore.
May 11th, 2 pm - Jewish Community Centre, L'Chaim Room, 950 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver BC

Media Schedule

CPAC - Talk Politics - (National - April 10)
Maclean's - excerpt - (National - April 10 issue)
The Hill Times (Ottawa - April 9)
CJOH TV News (CTV) (Ottawa - Live April 14)
CJAD Radio - The Tommy Schnurmacher Show (Montreal - live on April 30)
CBC Radio - Radio Noon (Quebec provincial - live one-hour on April 30)
CBC Radio - Voyage North (Thunder Bay - live on May 5)
CBC Radio - All in a Weekend (Montreal - April 30)
CFRA Radio - Michael Harris Show (Ottawa - live on May 1)
Radio Canada International - Blink (National - April 30)
CBC Radio - The Early Edition (Windsor - April 11)
The Sudbury Star (Sudbury - April 11)
CFQK Radio (& possibly CKPR TV) (Thunder Bay - May 5)
A Channel Morning (Ottawa - Live on April 15)
CBC Radio - Big Sky (Regina - Live on April 28)
CKCU Radio - The Special Blend (Ottawa - Live on April 14)
Winnipeg Free Press - excerpt in the works, date to follow
CBC Radio - Points North (Sudbury - live April 10)
National Post (National - excerpt ran April 14)
Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa - interview and excerpt ran April 14)
CHTV - Morning Live (Hamilton - live on April 24th)
CJNI News 570 - Maritime Morning (Halifax - Live on April 22)
CFPL Radio - Focus 980 (London - Live April 28)
Toronto Star (April 15)
Hamilton Spectator (April 15)
CBC Radio - Ontario Today (Province wide show - May 1)
SHAW Television (Winnipeg - May 6)
CITY TV Breakfast Television (Winnipeg - May 6)
Winnipeg Free Press - excerpt to run May 4
Winnipeg Free Press (interview on May 6)
CBC Radio - Up to Speed (Winnipeg - live on May 6)

UBC Press Gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Author Promotion Tours Program.