John Langdon-Davies

John Eric Langdon-Davies MBE (18 March 1897 – 5 December 1971) was a British author and journalist. He was a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and the Soviet-Finnish War. As a result of his experiences in Spain, he founded the Foster Parents' Scheme for refugee children in Spain, which is now the aid organisation Plan International.^[1]

Author of books on military, scientific, historical and Spanish subjects, Langdon-Davies has been described as "an accomplished war correspondent" and "a brilliant populariser of science and technology".^[1]

^ ^a ^b "My Country Right or Left:John Langdon-Davies and Catalonia" in Tom Buchanan, The Impact of the Spanish Civil War on Britain: War, Loss And Memory, pp. 141–157. Sussex Academic Press, 2007 ISBN 1-84519-127-7.

[tb-1] "My Country Right or Left:John Langdon-Davies and Catalonia" in Tom Buchanan, The Impact of the Spanish Civil War on Britain: War, Loss And Memory, pp. 141–157. Sussex Academic Press, 2007 ISBN 1-84519-127-7.

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