EPISODE · Mar 5, 2020 · 31 MIN
Edward Cecil-Smith, Canadian Communist
from Witness to Yesterday (The Champlain Society Podcast on Canadian History) · host The Champlain Society
Patrice Dutil talks with soldier, historian and lawyer Tyler Wentzell about the leading Canadian soldier in the Spanish Civil War. Wentzell is the author of "Not for King or Country: Edward Cecil-Smith, the Communist Party of Canada, and the Spanish Civil War" published by the University of Toronto Press. This podcast was produced by Michael Smith at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson University. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.
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Patrice Dutil talks with soldier, historian and lawyer Tyler Wentzell about the leading Canadian soldier in the Spanish Civil War. Wentzell is the author of "Not for King or Country: Edward Cecil-Smith, the Communist Party of Canada, and the Spanish Civil War" published by the University of Toronto Press. This podcast was produced by Michael Smith at the Allan Slaight Radio Institute of Ryerson University. If you like our work, please consider supporting it: https://bit.ly/support_WTY. Your support contributes to the Champlain Society’s mission of opening new windows to directly explore and experience Canada’s past.
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