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Don Henry and the Civil War: Don Henry, a student at the University of Kansas, was one of the many young men who joined the International Brigades fighting in the Spanish Civil War. On 3rd September 1937, Don Henry, was killed on a battlefield in Spain. This lesson, produced by Charles E. Schamel and Wayne Schamel, for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives, looks at the reasons why.
Spanish Civil War: Cary Nelson of the University of Illinois has created one of the best website on the Spanish Civil War on the Internet. It includes an overview of the war, a photo essay, a chronology, posters, flags, letters by American volunteers, poems, as well as articles and speeches by George Orwell, La Pasionaria, Ernest Hemingway, Bernard Knox and Tony Hendra.
Spanish Civil War: A comprehensive encyclopedia of the Spanish Civil War. Each entry contains a narrative, illustrations and primary sources. The text within each entry is hypertexted to other relevant pages in the encyclopedia. In this way it is possible to research individual people and events in great detail. The sources are also hypertexted so the student is able to find out about the writer, artist, newspaper, organization, etc., that produced the material. There are sections on: Main Events and Issues (10), Political Organizations (16), Military Organizations (24), Important Battles (12), Biographies: Spanish (54), Biographies: Foreign Participants and Observers (60), International Leaders and the Civil War (22) and Individual Countries and the Spanish Civil War (10).
Spanish Civil War Fact Book: Marcus Wendel of Sweden has produced this useful website on the Spanish Civil War. This includes articles on the Legion Condor Aircraft, Fighter Aces, the Polikarpov I-I53 in Spain, International Brigades, and Foreign Support. The website also provides a timeline, glossary, bibliography and a good collection of links.
Bill Bailey: Abraham Lincoln Battalion: On the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, Bailey joined the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, a unit that volunteered to defend the Popular Front government against General Franco and his Nationalist Army. While in Spain he wrote to his mother explaining his actions: "You see Mom, there are things that one must do in this life that are a little more than just living. In Spain there are thousands of mothers like yourself who never had a fair shake in life. They got together and elected a government that really gave meaning to their life. But a bunch of bullies decided to crush this wonderful thing. That's why I went to Spain, Mom, to help these poor people win this battle, then one day it would be easier for you and the mothers of the future." Bill Bailey was one of those who came back and his autobiography, The Kid from Hoboken, is now available on the Internet.
Spanish Civil War Interviews: In November 2000 the Guardian newspaper published a supplement on the last British survivors of the International Brigades who fought in the Spanish Civil War. This material is now available on the Internet and the website includes interviews with Sam Russell, Lou Kenton, Joe Garber, Bob Peters, Jack Jones, Alfred Sherman, Penny Feiwel, Benny Goldman, Dave Goodman, David Marshall, Sol Frankel, Bob Doyle, Tom Clarke, Jack Straw, George Wheeler, Frank Graham, Frank Mills, Alun Williams and Steve Fullerton.
Spanish Civil War Directory: A collection of websites on the Spanish Civil War sorted by language (Spanish, English, Italian, French, Portuguese, Catalan and Galician) and by subject (General Websites, International Dimension of the War, International Brigades, Anarchism, Local History, Military Aspects, Women’s History, Posters and Photographs and a particular selection of “essential” websites. The front page and the “essential” websites page are in English and Spanish, the rest only in Spanish.
Spanish
Revolution: At the beginning of the 20th century the anarchist movement
in Spain was the strongest in Europe. The role of anarchism is often ignored
in the struggle against fascism. During the Spanish Civil War millions of workers
collectivized the land and took over industry to pursue their vision of a new
society. This website tells their story and the story of those who fought alongside
them. The material is organized under the following sections: Prelude to Revolution,
Eyewitness Accounts, Spain and the World, Organisations of the Spanish Revolution,
Collectives, Women, May Days, Individual People, Original Documents, Songs,
Online Books, Book Reviews and Interpretations.
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