Aristocrats, adventurers and ambulances : British medical units in the Spanish Civil War / Linda Palfreeman.

Brighton : Sussex Academic Press, 2014.

xx, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Introduction: Outbreak of civil war in Spain, and the response in Britain -- Salud, Scotland! -- The Scottish response to outbreak of war in Spain -- The Scottish Ambulance Unit -- The first SAU team leaves for Spain -- A spoonful of sugar: the second SAU team sets out for Spain -- Of porridge and pimpernels -- The third SAU team leaves for Spain -- Fernanda Jacobsen goes it alone : the last SAU campaign -- The Sir George Young Ambulance Unit for Spain -- The plight of Málaga -- Sir George Young to the rescue -- Emergency aid in Almería -- British hospitals in Almería -- Establishing a front line medical service -- The GYAU and Anglo-Spanish relations -- Next stop, Murcia -- A little help from friends -- The end of the war: Sir George's part in attempts at evacuation.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-236) and index.