Spanish civil war

CNT-FAI militant at the Bakunin barracks, Barcelona, August 28, 1936

CNT-FAI militant at the Bakunin barracks, Barcelona, August 28, 1936

From defense cadres to popular militias - Augustín Guillamón

A short article summarizing the history and transformation of the CNT’s Defense Committees in…

An interview with Abel Paz - Miguel Riera, El Viejo Topo (2001)

An interview on the Spanish civil war and revolution conducted in 2001 with Abel Paz, former…

Izak Aufseher

Aufseher, Izak, “Isidor” “Issy” (1905-1977)

A short biography of Izak Aufseher, anarchist active in Germany, Spain, and Switzerland

Barricades in Barcelona: The CNT from the victory of July 1936 to the necessary defeat of May 1937 - Agustín Guillamón

First published in 2006, this book, focusing on Barcelona in 1936-1937, provides an…

Klose, Helmut (1904-1987)

A short biography of Helmut Klose, German anarchist and hobo who fought in the Spanish civil war.

Illfeld on left

Illfeld, Egon aka Ginez Garcia, 1914-198?

A short biography of the German Jewish anarchist Egon Illfeld, who fought in the Spanish civil war and was imprisoned by the Stalinists.

Spanish workers' barricade during the civil war

The Spanish revolution, past and future: grandeur and poverty of anarchism; how the working class takes over (or doesn't), then and now - Loren Goldner

Detailed account and analysis of anarchism in the Spanish civil war and revolution…

Fascism and Football

A documentary on how the Fascist regimes of Spain, Italy and Germany made football an important pillar of their propaganda and the lengths they…

Radical America #18.04: Social relations among women in the welfare state

Collectivizations: The constructive achievements of the Spanish Revolution. Essays, documents and reports - Augustin Souchy and Paul Folgare

Now available in English for the first time, this survey of industrial and…

Interview with Agustín Guillamón, historian of the Spanish Revolution

In this 2013 interview, Agustín Guillamón, the author of Ready for Revolution: The CNT Defense…

We, the anarchists! A study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI) 1927-1937 - Stuart Christie

A detailed, scholarly study of the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI), a group of…