The Story of the Iron Column

Abel Paz: Abel Paz (1921-2009) was fifteen when the Spanish Revolution began. After the revolution's defeat, he spent several years in exile, returning to Spain in 1942 as a guerrilla fighter against the Franco regime. He spent most of the subsequent eleven years in prison. Paz spent the remainder of his life authoring biographical and autobiographical works and delivering lectures celebrating the achievements of the anarchists in the Spanish revolution.

A passionate history of fighting against all odds--the legendary war against fascism and capitalism in Spain.

By Way of Historical Introduction DeclarationI. Levante Confronts the Mutinous GeneralsII. Valencia on the EdgeIII. The Militias Push Against TeruelIV. From Theory to Revolutionary PracticeV. The Achievements of the Iron ColumnVI. The Bureaucratisation of the RearguardVII. The Iron Column and the RearguardVIII. The Revolution Under SiegeIX. The Prelude to May 1937X. The CNT Enters the GovernmentXI. The Government Settles in ValenciaXII. Militias or Army?XIII. The Iron Column and MilitarisationXIV. The Counterrevolution On The MoveXV. Teruel Torn Between Franco and Largo CaballeroXVI. The Prologue to MilitarisationXVII. The Iron Column Against ItselfXVIII. The Testimony of an 'Uncontrollable' Epilogue AppendicesLínea de FuegoComposition of the Iron ColumnThe Counterrevolution in LevanteThe Plenum of Confederal and Anarchist ColumnsDossier on Gino BibbiIn Memory of José PellicerEye-witness in Barcelona, by George OrwellBibliography