[1] The forward contains an introduction to the Spanish Civil War written by Oxford University professor Tom Buchanan.

[2] The creation and sale of the book was used by the IBMT to raise funds for the first Spanish Civil War memorial in Oxfordshire.

Graham Stevenson, a British trade union leader and author on the history of communist activism in Britain, gave a positive review.

[1] Professor of history at the Lancaster University Ben Edwards gave a positive review, although he lamented the fact that more references to the existing literature could have improved the work.

Their names are: In recognition of this mistake, a correction was included on the website of the local Oxford branch of the International Brigades Memorial Trust.