Spanish Civil War Interview Series 1: Spanish Anarchism with Dr. James Yeoman
History of the Second World War
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The Spanish Anarchists' Plans for a Mass Revolution
Chris Ekezmann: Were there other preparations for the Spanish anarchists in terms of maybe more radical action like was there ever a point I guess during this entire period where they were planning or contemplating their own revolution and actively moving towards that? "I think not in any sort of serious way did they believe that that would be possible though you know if you read some of the speeches and rhetoric maybe you know that they themselves said yes the revolution is imminent," he says. The actual resistance to coup of the Spanish Civil War with in July 1986 has been described as anarchist workers in this scenario. Chris Ekezman: Anarchist workers are normally used to work in factories which usually ring sirens
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