Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell George Orwell's famous 1938 account of the Spanish Revolution and Civil War, from his point of view as a volunteer in the POUM militia.
Looking back on the Spanish war - George Orwell “In essence it was a class war” - George Orwell reflects on his experiences as a volunteer militiaman in the Spanish Revolution and Civil War…
1993-1996: The Dublin fight against water charges A short history of the successful direct action campaign of non-payment which prevented the imposition of charges for water in Dublin, Ireland.
Armed resistance to Franco, 1939-1965 - Antonio Téllez An account by Antonio Téllez of the underground guerrilla armed struggle of anarchists and anti…
Anarchist activity in Nazi Germany - Albert Meltzer Some notes on the activity of anarchists in Germany immediately preceding and soon after the Nazis' gained power, including accounts of attempts…
1920-1934: The death of the Austrian left An account of the rapid decline of one of the world's most powerful workers' and left-wing movements in the face of fascism.
1868-1936: Anarchism in Spain A history of the anarchist and workers movements in Spain from its origins in the late 19th century up to the start of the Civil War.
1939-1943: The Pallarès Action Group A short history of one of the small groups of anarchist guerrillas who fought in the Resistance to the dictatorship in Spain.
1941-1947: The Los Queros guerrillas A short history of a small band of anarchist rebels who fought in the Resistance to General Franco's dictatorship in Spain.
1860-today: The International Workers Association The history of the anarchist international from its origins in the 1860s through its height of several million members, to its later decline and…
1921–1944: The crushing of the FAUD by Hitler An account of the decline and crushing of the anarcho-syndicalist trade union the FAUD in Hitler’s Germany.
1943-1944: The CNT and the liberation of Paris Information about the role that members of the Spanish anarchist trade union the CNT played in the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation.
