'McLoughlin and O’Connor have written an excellent account of the Irish who fought for the Republic that, in its scope and scholarship, stands alongside the many books – thoroughly researched and objective in approach – that now cover many of the national contingents in the International Brigades.' - Labour History Review, 2023.; 'McLoughlin and O'Connor's In Spanish trenches will ... Read morebecome indespensible for all who are interested in Irish participation in the Internatioanl Brigades' - History Ireland, May 2021 'Based on over 25 years' work and archival research in five countries, In Spanish Trenches is unarguably the definitive account of the Irish in the International Brigades.' - Irish Examiner, Feb 2021 'The scholarship of the 25 years that the authors spent on this outstanding work irradiates every page' - Kevin Myers, review in the Irish Independent, Jan 2021 'Based on over 25 years' work and archival research in five countries, In Spanish Trenches is unarguably the definitive account of the Irish in the International Brigades.' - Irish Examiner, Feb 2021 ''In Spanish Trenches is ... a meticulously detailed history of all the Irish who fought for the Republic in the Connolly Column' - Dublin Review of Books, March 2021. '... their impressive use of Canadian records has brought many previously unrecorded Irish volunteers to light.' - Irish Political Review, March 2021. Show Less