In july 1936 the civil war began in Spain and it would last three years Since then it has constantly been a subject for fascination and controversy What could have pushed leftists from all over the world to fight for a cause that their governments rejected Why did young men leave their work their family and their country so they could join a fight that was somehow a rehearsal for World War II Nearly 40000 people enlisted to defend their ideals on a foreign territory Chronicles Of Hope doesnt intend to describe the events of the civil war in a onetracked political mould the human dimension is here the center of interest