The rebel forces struck shortly after the elections were held. In the summer of 1936, the right-wing party led by General Francisco Franco threw a coup d’etat against the recently established left-leaning government and resolved to take the entire country of Spain within weeks.

However, despite the rebel army’s intentions, the people soon rose to arms to slow their advance, thus starting a gruesome Civil War.

As young idealists watched and grew increasingly enraged, fascism quickly spread around the globe. And by December, hundreds of international volunteers would travel to the conflict zone to offer their service in favor of democracy.

The Lincoln Battalion, made up of thousands of young American men and women, would risk their lives to defend a country that was not theirs, even at the risk of losing their citizenship while fighting fascism before World War 2 even started…

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