Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2021-01-28
Books mentioned on Behind the Insurrections - How Fascism Won The Spanish Civil War, Part 2
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Robert Evans discussed Fascism in Spain, 1923–1977 by Stanley G. Payne and Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Fascism in Spain, 1923–1977
Fascism in Spain, 1923–1977 by Stanley G.
Discussed“And I'm going to quote now from the book Fascism in Spain. The point of inflection in the political violence took place on Sunday, June 10th. The chibberies of the young socialists had been prohibited by authorities from marching in the streets of Madrid”
Where to get it
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Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell's personal account of his experiences and observations fighting for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War.
Discussed“And his recollections of the purging of the PUM uh are available for free in his book Homage to Catalonia. He reserves tremendous criticisms for the Communist Party in large part because they murdered some of his friends.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing 1984
“Nobody Nobody told me when we were reading 1984 that George Orwell had extensively written about which grenades are best to kill fascists with. I probably would HAVE PAID MUCH MORE ATTENTION if I knew the man WAS LIKE I WOULD HAVE PAID MORE ATTENTION.”