(P/B) THE STORY OF THE IRON COLUMN

Παρουσίαση

The members of the Iron Column were among the most notorious anarchists in the Spanish Civil War. They were intransigent in the face of the fascist revolt, but also in defence of the revolution's gains.
"We say to all workers, to all revolutionaries, to all anarchists: At the front or in the rearguard, wherever you may be, fight against the enemies of your liberty and demolish fascism. But also make sure that your exertions do not bring about the installation of a dictatorial regime that would represent the continuation, with all of its vices and defects, of the whole state of affairs that we are trying to obliterate. Now with weapons and later with the tools of labour, learn to live without tyrants and to develop for yourselves the only road to freedom. These are the feelings of the Iron Column, and they have been explained clearly and simply. Comrades: Death to fascism! Long live the social revolution! Long live anarchy!" (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

By Way of Historical Introduction
Declaration
Levante Confronts the Mutinous Generals
Valencia on the Edge
The Militias Push Against Teruel
From Theory to Revolutionary Practice
The Achievements of the Iron Column
The Bureaucratisation of the Rearguard
The Iron Column and the Rearguard
The Revolution Under Siege
The Prelude to May 1937
The CNT Enters the Government
The Government Settles in Valencia
Militias or Army?
The Iron Column and Militarisation
The Counterrevolution on the Move
Teruel Torn Between Franco and Largo Caballero
The Prologue to Militarisation
The Iron Column Against Itself
The Testimony of an 'Uncontrollable'
Epilogue
Appendices:
Linea de Fuego
Composition of the Iron Column
The Counterrevolution in Levante
The Plenum of Confederal and Anarchist Columns
Dossier on Gino Bibbi
In Memory of Jose Pellicer
Eye-witness in Barcelona, by George Orwell
Bibliography
Index