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

Workers' barricade in revolutionary Barcelona

Class, culture and conflict in Barcelona, 1898-1937 - Chris Ealham

This is a study of social protest and repression in one of the twentieth century's most important…

Brothers in Arms - Stuart Christie

Stuart Christie writes on the Spanish Civil War, 70 years after General Franco's victory.

Introduction to Pierre Besnard’s Anarcho-Syndicalism and Anarchism - Alexander Schapiro

An introduction by Russian anarcho-syndicalist Alexander Schapiro to a 1937 pamphlet by the then…

Juan García Oliver, anarchist Minister of Justice during the Civil War.

“Revolutionary syndicalism serves the proletariat, whereas anarchism is one brand of humanism” - interview with Juan Garcia Oliver

Excerpt from the pamphlet “My Revolutionary Life: Juan García Oliver interviewed by…

The Spanish Civil War.

1936-1939: the Spanish Civil War by Augustin Souchy

Chapter 11 from Augustin Souchy's autobiography, Beware! Anarchist: A Life for Freedom.

After the Revolution: Economic Reconstruction in Spain - Diego Abad de Santillán

A practical proposal for implementing anarchosyndicalism in Spain in 1936.

Basiliso

Serrano Valero, Basiliso, 1908-1955

A short biography of Spanish anarcho-syndicalist and anti-fascist guerilla fighter Basiliso Serrano Valero, a.k.a El Manco de La Pesquera.

A biographical sketch of Josep Rebull, 1906/1999 - Agustín Guillamón

Agustín Guillamón's short biography of Josep Rebull, POUM militant and opponent of that party's…

Durruti

In Barcelona. Meeting with Durruti and the taking of Sietamo – Pierre van Paassen

Dutch-Canadian journalist Pierre van Paassen recounts his claimed visit of liberated Barcelona, his…

Camillo Berneri

Between the war and the Revolution - Camillo Berneri

Italian anarchist volunteer Camillo Berneri, speculates on the possibility of intervention in the Spanish Civil War.

Camillo Berneri

The anarchists in government in Spain: Open letter to comrade Federica Montseny - Camillo Berneri

Letter from Italian anarchist Camillo Berneri to anarchists in the Spanish…

On militarisation of the militias

Interview with Italian anarchist militant, Camillo Berneri, in Spain on the situation of the revolution and war.