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"The Victorious Counter-Revolution" by Michael Seidman is excellent. He comes to the conclusion that the Nationalists were much better at marshalling the resources of the territories they controlled. They also did a better job of maintaining unity despite some major differences in the coalition. These are usually overlooked in the discussions of why they won.
I could add the German book „Franco befreit Spanien“, meaning „Franco liberates Spain“. It was written in Germany by Dagobert Mikusch in 1939. As it is in German only, it does not belong here, I suppose.
After reading it, I concluded that Franco was actually a pretty nice guy. He fended off communism and anarchism, which was pretty big in Spain at the time.
There is a law now in Spain that sanctions stating anything positive about Franco.
recently did The Battle for Spain as an audiobook - found it to be very informative. It was my first deep dive into the subject. Really appreciate the full list of resources.
This is seriously awesome! As an old and aging book nerd, Hemingway made me want to be a writer. As a child I was fascinated by Hemingway himself, but For Whom The Bell Tolls, was a favorite book, though I am very fond of the novella The Old Man and The Sea. Truth is I love them all. Hemingway is great reading.
It was through reading about Hemingway and the Spanish Civil War that I discovered George Orwell, which lead to reading The Gulag Archipelago... Which lead to not only many other authors, but becoming fascinated with polemics, and a lifelong disgust for politics, politicians, and the lickspittles who prop them up and polish their boots. My disdain for Government/War started with Hemingway.
Thanks for the list of reading and viewing materials. I'm excited to get started.
Lived in Spain for three years and never a word about the Spanish Civil War. Moreover, I just went to my library's ebook app and besides "For Whom the Bell Tolls," only one of the books listed is available as an ebook, and this is a big city.
Wondering if, besides a resource repository, are there going to be discussions?
I would definitely be interested. I don't consider myself to be a history buff, even though the only thing I seem to read is history. I've been reading about WW2 since I was about 8, and yet I know absolutely nothing about the Spanish Civil War, except that it is where the Stuka dive bombers made their debut.
I have news! Alexandru Constantin is planning to interview me for his podcast. The SCW and education will be part of our talk, so perhaps we can consider that a jumping off point.
Interesting topic Americans definitely don’t know much about. Even after visiting Spain multiple times, with a niece who spent a summer in Jaen as an exchange student, I barely saw the SCW mentioned compared to Moorish rule, Reconquita, Imperial and Age of Exploration even the Inquisition. The sum total of my early Gen X knowledge until my mid 30s was Francisco Franco is still dead from SNL Weekend Update and Guernica from Art History (I was an English major but skipped For Whom the Bell Tolls and read The Sun Also Rises instead)
Hello! Thanks for checking out the Warehouse. If you like this sort of thing, please share it widely ( Restacks preferred!).
Audience participation is strongly encouraged here at The Partisan, so if you have suggestions for the Warehouse add them in the comments. Please focus on proper historical sources (documents, books, and so on). This project is meant to be scholarly in nature.
Remember, more lives than your own may rely on your historical literacy.
Thanks.
"The Victorious Counter-Revolution" by Michael Seidman is excellent. He comes to the conclusion that the Nationalists were much better at marshalling the resources of the territories they controlled. They also did a better job of maintaining unity despite some major differences in the coalition. These are usually overlooked in the discussions of why they won.
ty. nice list of references to grow from.
That picture horrified me when I was a little kid
Working as intended. :)
If you have Spotify premium, Beevor’s book “The Battle for Spain” listed above is available in audio book : https://open.spotify.com/show/59QNaqazijPqwgYWEqkdsF?si=TegC_s43RCO5EngTIwitwA
I've added all the YouTube episodes in my watch later list. Now it's time to make some popcorn.
My sole awareness of the Spanish Civil War has been the painting Pablo Picasso, Guernica, 1937. Here are 9 paintings of the time. https://www.thecollector.com/spanish-civil-war-art/
Added!
Read Hugh Thomas' The Spanish Civil War a few years ago and thought it was very good.
https://archive.org/details/spanishcivilwar0000thom_q0s4
Will add! Thank you.
I could add the German book „Franco befreit Spanien“, meaning „Franco liberates Spain“. It was written in Germany by Dagobert Mikusch in 1939. As it is in German only, it does not belong here, I suppose.
After reading it, I concluded that Franco was actually a pretty nice guy. He fended off communism and anarchism, which was pretty big in Spain at the time.
There is a law now in Spain that sanctions stating anything positive about Franco.
That is probably all you need to know.
Be sure to look at Niccolò Soldo’s posts about the SCW, and the books by Robert Payne he cites to.
I messaged Niccolo about adding his essays but haven't heard back yet. I'll bother him again today.
Will add Payne books now.
Ive always wanted to research more into this history. Thanks
recently did The Battle for Spain as an audiobook - found it to be very informative. It was my first deep dive into the subject. Really appreciate the full list of resources.
I added that one at some stage. Beevor, yes?
This is seriously awesome! As an old and aging book nerd, Hemingway made me want to be a writer. As a child I was fascinated by Hemingway himself, but For Whom The Bell Tolls, was a favorite book, though I am very fond of the novella The Old Man and The Sea. Truth is I love them all. Hemingway is great reading.
It was through reading about Hemingway and the Spanish Civil War that I discovered George Orwell, which lead to reading The Gulag Archipelago... Which lead to not only many other authors, but becoming fascinated with polemics, and a lifelong disgust for politics, politicians, and the lickspittles who prop them up and polish their boots. My disdain for Government/War started with Hemingway.
Thanks for the list of reading and viewing materials. I'm excited to get started.
Cheers!
Lived in Spain for three years and never a word about the Spanish Civil War. Moreover, I just went to my library's ebook app and besides "For Whom the Bell Tolls," only one of the books listed is available as an ebook, and this is a big city.
Wondering if, besides a resource repository, are there going to be discussions?
Would an online salon on the topic be interesting?
I would definitely be interested. I don't consider myself to be a history buff, even though the only thing I seem to read is history. I've been reading about WW2 since I was about 8, and yet I know absolutely nothing about the Spanish Civil War, except that it is where the Stuka dive bombers made their debut.
I have news! Alexandru Constantin is planning to interview me for his podcast. The SCW and education will be part of our talk, so perhaps we can consider that a jumping off point.
Sounds great. Keep me posted and point me to the link for the podcast.
Perhaps.
Interesting topic Americans definitely don’t know much about. Even after visiting Spain multiple times, with a niece who spent a summer in Jaen as an exchange student, I barely saw the SCW mentioned compared to Moorish rule, Reconquita, Imperial and Age of Exploration even the Inquisition. The sum total of my early Gen X knowledge until my mid 30s was Francisco Franco is still dead from SNL Weekend Update and Guernica from Art History (I was an English major but skipped For Whom the Bell Tolls and read The Sun Also Rises instead)
Nice start! I'm glad you're doing this.
It's been an age since I read For Whom the Bell Tolls. I should dust it off.