Homage

Homage to Caledonia: Scotland and the Spanish Civil War was Daniel Gray’s first solo book. Published in 2008, it was adapted for a documentary series on STV and an Edinburgh Fringe show. Here’s some nice stuff written about the book:

Praise for Daniel Gray’s ‘Homage to Caledonia’:

Important and powerful                 

Tony Benn

Told through the words and experiences of those who were there, this meticulously researched and beautifully written book is simultaneously heart-breaking and uplifting.        

Maggie Craig

Daniel Gray has done a marvellous job in bringing together the stories of Scots volunteers… in [this] many-voiced, multi-layered book

Scotland on Sunday 

[Gray] has organised a complex story into a well-constructed and compelling narrative. He can write – his prose is unfussy, fluent and warm. Best of all, he has squared the circle of producing accurate history while retaining a deep respect for the men and women who people it… moving and thought-provoking.

The Herald

Excellent… highly effective

The Scots Magazine

A new and fascinating contribution

Scottish Review of Books

Excellent… a rigorous, well written and entertaining assessment of Scotland’s contribution to that chapter of European history

Jamie Hepburn MSP, Holyrood Magazine

Book of the week… Gray deserves applause for shining a light on a lesserknown aspect of the nation’s character of which we should all be proud

Press and Journal

A very human history of the conflict emerges

Scottish Field

The latest addition to a line of excellent books detailing the efforts of British men and women in Spain

Morning Star

An excellent book I would recommend to anyone with an interest in the Civil War

Scots Independent

Tells the story of those in Spain, but also of the tremendous effort of the Scots at home to raise funds to provide vital food and medical supplies

Daily Record

Much of the testimony in this important book is new… What is most impressive is the way in which the different characters involved carry the reader along with them. From its pages, the voices of the ordinary Scots who volunteered to fight fascism ring out loud and clear… in no other book will you find yourself closer to them, or more inspired             

International Brigades Memorial Trust newsletter

Daniel Gray skilfully weaves the words of the Scottish participants in Spain’s struggle for democracy in this excellent and timely book              

The Citizen

Gray weaves a complex, yet highly accessible and personalised narrative…[his] work offers unique insights into the complexity, passions and ultimate tragedy of this conflict.

Scottish Labour History Journal