,REVIEW3 ,! ,MILITIAS 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION 
,! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> BY ,ANTONY ,BEEVAN 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,&REW ,FLOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,A SURPRIS+ BE/ SELL] LA/ YE> WAS ',/AL+RAD' BY ! SAME AU?OR4 ,HIS PUBLI%]S HAVE OBVI\SLY RE-RELEAS$ ?IS BOOK1 FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 #a#i#h#b1 TO CA% 9 ON ?IS4 ,AS Y\ MI<T EXPECT1 IT IS PRIM>ILY A MILIT>Y HI/ORY ( ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION4 

,BUT IT IS A V]Y WELCOME BREAK FROM ! NORMAL PATT]N ( MA9/REAM MILIT>Y HI/ORIES ( ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION4 ,= ! MO/ P>T !SE FAIL TO DISCUSS ! REVOLUTION )9 ! CIVIL W>1 ! ?\S&S ( COLLECTIVES OR ! ROLE ( ! AN>*I/S4 ,IF !Y >E M5TION$1 !Y >E USUALLY PORTRAY$ AS AN OB/RUCTION TO ! EFFICI5T MILIT>Y PURSUIT ( ! W> BY ! REPUBLICAN SIDE4 

,BEEVAN'S APPROA* IS FRE% & DIFF]5T4 ,HE UND]/&S ?AT MU* ( :AT MADE ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W> UNIQUE FROM A MILIT>Y VIEWPO9T WAS ! REVOLUTION ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE4 ,RA!R ?AN IGNOR+ ! AN>*I/S OR TREAT+ !M AS A M9OR NUISANCE HE PUTS !M :]E !Y BELONG1 AT ! HE>T ( ! /ORY4 ,SO ! OP5+ ?IRD ( ! BOOK CONC5TRATES ON ! POLITICS ( ,SPA91 BO? BE=E & 9 ! FIR/ MON?S ( ! W>4 ,BEEVAN %[S A SURPRIS+ UND]/&+ ( AN>*ISM1 9DE$ HIS EXPLANATION ( AN>*ISM CONTA9S LITTLE ,I C\LD DISAGREE ) & EXT5DS WELL BEYOND ,SPA91 QUOT+ ! ,ITALIAN REVOLUTION>Y ,]RICO ,MALATE/A & REF]5C+ ! ,UKRA9IAN ,MAKHNOVI/S4 

,E>LY DAYS 

,HIS DISCUSSION ( ! FIR/ DAYS ( ! REVOLUTION1 ! =MATION ( ! MILITIAS & ! ROLE !Y PLAY$ IS EXCELL5T4 ,HE CORRECTLY ATTRIBUTES ! DEFEAT ( ,FRANCO 9 HALF ( ,SPA9 AS DUE TO ! ACTIONS ( ! WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS &1 9 P>TICUL>1 ! AN>*I/ ,C,N,T4 ,:ILE ! GOV]NM5T PLEAD$ ) ! REBEL G5]ALS & REFUS$ TO RELEASE >MS TO ! WORK]S1 ! ,C,N,T BROKE 9TO GUN %OPS1 RAID$ >MORIES & !N F\<T & DEFEAT$ ! >MY4 ,HE PO9TS \T ?AT 9 ! >EAS :]E ,FRANCO'S =CES SEIZ$ P[] !Y DID SO PRECISELY BECAUSE ! LOCAL WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS TRU/$ ! LOCAL GOV]NM5T TO CONTROL ! >MY OR W]E UNABLE OR UNWILL+ TO SEIZE WEAPONS4 

,9 ! SPACE ( A %ORT REVIEW !RE IS NO ROOM = DISCUSS+ ALL ! KEY >EAS 9 ?IS BOOK BUT WOR? M5TION+ IS HIS DISCUSSION ( ! MILITIAS & ! CONV5TIONAL >MY4 ,:ILE MAK+ ! USUAL CRITICISM ( ! MILITIAS = LACK ( DISCIPL9E1 HE PO9TS \T ?AT ?IS WAS 9EVITABLE 9 !IR RAPID =MATION & WAS SOME?+ ! AN>*I/S S\<T TO ADDRESS4 ,!Y W]E CAPABLE ( H]OIC & DISCIPL9$ FI<T+1 = 9/ANCE AT ,IRUN :]E1 ) !IR BACKS TO ! BORD]1 !Y F\<T ! FASCI/ ADVANCE H\SE BY H\SE UNTIL !Y RAN \T ( AMMUNITION4 ,! LA/ TWO MAJOR CONV5TIONAL BATTLES ( ! W> W]E BO? F\<T BY AN>*I/ REGIM5TS 9 ! REGUL> >MY4 

,AS HE PO9TS \T1 ! ,SPANI% ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY US$ ! FACT ?AT ,RUSSIA WAS ! ONLY MAJOR SUPPLI] ( WEAPONS TO ! ,REPUBLIC TO D5Y ! AN>*I/ MILITIAS >MS4 ,! BOOK REALLY COMES 9TO ITS /R5G? H]E1 AS ! MILIT>Y ACC\NT ( ! W> %[S ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( M\NT+ (F5SIVE OP]ATIONS ) SEV]ELY LIMIT$ SUPPLIES AGA9/ A WELL DUG 9 & TRA9$ 5EMY1 :I* 5JOY$ MASSIVE SUP]IORITY 9 >TILL]Y & AIR P[]4 

,HE DISCUSSES ! REGUL> >MY & ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY WAS ABLE TO DOM9ATE !SE & H]E WE SEE SIMIL> ME?ODS ( COMM& TO ?OSE US$ BY ,TROTSKY 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,! MAJOR EMPHASIS WAS ON BL9D OB$I5CE TO ORD]S1 ) FREQU5T EXECUTIONS ( ?OSE :O RESI/$4 ,APP>5TLY UP TO #a.0 ( SOME ,9T]NATIONAL ,BRIGADE UNITS W]E EXECUT$4 ,BUT BEYOND ?IS1 HE ALSO HI<LI<TS ! COMPLETE FAILURE ( ! (F5SIVES M\NT$ BY ! REGUL> >MY4 

,LIONS L$ BY DONKEYS8 

,IT IS ?IS SECTION ?AT IS P]HAPS MO/ 9T]E/+4 ,! /RATEGY ( ! ,COMMUNI/ DOM9AT$ >MY WAS = CONV5TIONAL MASS ASSAULTS 9 :I* ! BE/ UNITS & EQUIPM5T W]E CONC5TRAT$ AGA9/ A RELATIVELY %ORT SECTION ( ! FASCI/ L9E4 ,!SE RAPIDLY GR\ND TO A HALT AS ,FRANCO WAS ABLE TO CONC5TRATE HUGE QUANTITIES ( >TILL]Y & AIRP[] AGA9/ !M4 ,BUT BECAUSE !Y W]E PRE/IGE OP]ATIONS = ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ! (F5SIVE WAS CONT9U$1 (T5 9VOLV+ SUICIDAL FRONTAL ASSAULTS LIKE ?OSE ( ,W,W,I 9 :I* HUGE QUANTITIES ( M5 & EQUIPM5T W]E SACRIFIC$ = A FEW Y>DS ) NO REAL /RATEGIC VALUE4 

,!RE IS MU* ELSE 9 ?IS BOOK ( VALUE TO AN>*I/S1 9 P>TICUL> HIS REVELATIONS ( H[ ! ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T ACTUALLY AID$ ,FRANCO4 ,HE ALSO \TL9ES AN ALT]NATIVE /RATEGY = FI<T+ ! W>1 BAS$ ON US+ CONV5TIONAL MILIT>Y ME?ODS = DEF5SE BUT ATTACK+ ) L>GE SCALE GU]RILLA (F5SIVES4 ,HE ALSO DISCUSSES ! ROLE ( ,SPANI% REPUBLICANS 9 ! ,FR5* RESI/ANCE DUR+ ,W,W,I,I & ! GU]RILLA W>F>E CONDUCT$ AGA9/ ,FRANCO 9TO ! #a#i#f'S4 ,?IS IS A BOOK WELL WOR? BUY+6 

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