Foreword; Acknowledgements; An Uncertain Welcome; Brothers of the Blood; A Badge of Honour; The Great and the Good; Out of Harm's Way; Shelter from the Storm; Dastardly Yarns; A Tidal Wave of Giving; 'The Best Part of My Life'; Fault Lines; Don't Sing the Songs of the Past; Not Ours, But Ours to Look After; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, four thousand children escaped by ship from Bilbao and were given sanctuary in Britain. The book focuses on the experiences of the exiles who came to Wales where four Homes were established; it includes several first-hand accounts from surviving refugees. In one camp unrest by some of the boys became headline news, but overwhelmingly the children's experiences were of generosity and solidarity from ordinary people, even though Wales was itself suffering from extreme poverty
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-164) and index
