Episode 253 - May Days

The Republican zone behind the frontlines of the civil war was a hot mess, and nowhere was it hotter or messier than Catalonia. As it turns out the Leftist joke "Anarchists and Communists can be friends until the Revolution" isn't actually a joke.

Bibliography for this episode:

1. Jackson, Gabriel The Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-39 Princeton University Press 1965
2. Preston, Paul The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge Harper Perennial 2006
3. Thomas, Hugh The Spanish Civil War Modern Library 2001
4. Beevor, Antony The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Penguin Books 2006
5. Preston, Paul A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence, and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 William Collins 2020

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