Introduction

1985 Interview with John 'Bosco' Jones, International Brigader and Anti-Fascist Activist in East London during the 1930's.



Entrevista con Bosco Jones, integrante de las Brigadas Internacionales y activista antifascista en el Este d





To hear about Bosco's account of Fascism in London in the 1930's click here.



Para escuchar el testimonio de Bosco Jones acerca del antifascismo en Londres en los 30, haga click aqui.



Key Words and their time code mentioned in the interview.



07:29 The News Chronicle



News Chronicle



The News Chronicle was a British daily newspaper. It ceased publication in 1960, being absorbed into the Daily Mail.



Concise History of the British News Paper



A helpful Chronology of the evolution of the British news paper in the 20th Century by the British Library.



News Chronicle



Background information on the News Chronicle.



07:42 James Cameron



James Cameron



Mark James Cameron (17 June 1911 ? 26 January 1985) was a prominent British journalist.



BBC Report on James Cameron



James Cameron was perhaps the most defining journalist of the last 50 years.



The Great Reporters



Web page with links to a book about the top journalists.



James Cameron



Biography of James Cameron



James Cameron



A thoughtful and unfortunately brief accolade to James Cameron.



08:07 International Brigade



International Brigades



For more information on the international Brigades see the links listed at the bottom of this page.



08:35 National Unemployed Workers Movement



NUWM



Wikipedia website: National Unemployed Workers' Movement was a British organisation set up in 1921 by members of the Communist Party of Great Britain.



National Unemployed Workers Movement



Link to the N.U.W.M's website



09:19 Climbing over the Pyrenees



Climbing the Pyrenees



Commemorative crossing of the Pyrenees 14-17 April 2006



Crossing the Pyrenees



Steve Fullarton: An account by a IB scotsman of his journey to Spain including crossing the Pyrenees.



Crossing the Pyrenees



George Wheeler: An account of a IB Englishman who crossed the Pyrenees including a horrific tale of Fascist imprisonment.



10:41 and 22:59 Battle of Jarama



Wikipedia: Battle of Jarama



The Battle of Jarama (February 6-27, 1937) was an indecisive Nationalist crossing of the river Jarama, just east of Madrid, during the Spanish Civil War.



Battle of the Jarama River



The battle of the Jarama River, 12-14 February 1937



La Batalla Del Jarama



Spanish website of the Battle of Jarama.



Photos of Jarama



Website with present day photographs and information on the Battle of Jarama.



Battle of Jarama



Educational website on the Battle of Jarama



Battle of Jarama Remembered



An Unrepentant Communist: Report and commemoration of the Battle of Jarama.



Merseyside recruits in the Battle of Jarama



A commemorative site for those recruits from Liverpool killed at the battle of Jarama.



2:22 Tom Wintringham



Wikipedia: Tom Wintringham



Thomas Henry (Tom) Wintringham (15 May 1898?16 August 1949) was a British soldier, military historian, journalist, poet, Marxist, politician and author.



Tom Wintringham



Educational website on Tom Wintringham.



Tom Wintringham



Historical biography on Tom Wintringham.



Tom Wintringham



A website listing the achievements of Tom Wintringham.



Camden New Journal: Tom Wintringham



An article on Tom Wintringham with photos published in the Camden New Journal.



04:34 Mexicanski Rifles



Mexicanski Rifles



This article makes reference to the term Mexicanski Rifle which was IB slang: " And there we got our first rifles. Russian rifles and we were told not to say a word about the Russian rifles, so we fell in with that, we called then Mexicanski rifles and even today you can hear the international brigade refer to the Mexicanski rifles, its the Russian rifles hes talking about because we were very good in that sense of keeping military secrets."



Mexicanski Rifles



History book on Google Books 'The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39' by Patrick Tumbull which mentions the 'mexicanski rifle: " The weapon is the 'mexicanski', the most common rifle among very different types acquired by the republic: it is a Russian Moisin-Nagant supplied via Mexico."



05:20 Chauchat Gun



Wikipedia: Chauchat Gun



Its formal designation in the French Army was Fusil-Mitrailleur Mle 1915 CSRG. It was also known as the CSRG or Gladiator.



Chauchat



Informative site on the history of the gun and its properties including a picture.



Chauchat gun



World war One web site and the Chauchat gun.



05:52 Lewis Gun



Wikipedia: Lewis Gun



The Lewis Gun is a pre-World War I era squad automatic weapon/machine gun of American design that was most widely used by the forces of the British Empire.



Lewis gun



Photograph of the Lewis gun



Lewis Gun



The story of the Lewis Gun in WWI



Lewis Gun



Comprehensive article on the Lewis Gun and its origins in WWI



Lewis Gun



The Story Of How The Lewis Light Machine Gun Arrived On The Western Front In The Great War.



7:28''Moors''



Wikipedia: Moroccan Regulares



In 1936 the Army of Africa, totaling 30,000 in the Legion and Moroccan regiments, joined the rebellion led by General Franco against the Republican Government in Madrid.



Military Organisation in Morocco



Extensive details of the Morracan Army lay out and its use by the Spanish and by Franco.



Wikipedia: Morrocan Regulares in the Battle of Jarama



Jarama pitted the elite Spanish Foreign Legionnaires and Moroccan Regulares of Franco's Army of Africa against the Republican Army of the Centre, including the volunteers of the International Brigades



Wikipedia: The Spanish Civil War and the Regulares



The Army of Africa was to play a key part during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39. Along with other units in the Spanish Army, the Army of Africa rose against the Republic and took part in the Nacional military uprising of July 1936. On July 18, 1936, General Francisco Franco assumed the supreme command over this force.



07:38 O'Duffy and the Blue Shirts



Wikipedia: The Blueshirts



The Blueshirts have been been regarded as Ireland's equivalent of Adolf Hitler's Brownshirts and Benito Mussolini's Blackshirts which were members of the European right-wing movements.



Wikipedia: Eoin O'Duffy



Eoin O'Duffy led the Irish Brigade to fight for Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War. He once proclaimed himself the "third most important man in Europe" after Adolf Hitler and fellow Fascist Benito Mussolini.



Ireland and Fascism



Article on fascism in Ireland



Eoin O'Duffy



Some articles about Eoin O Duffy, leader of the Blueshirts



The Blueshirts



The Army Comrades' Association was established in Ireland in February 1932. The organisation soon became known as Blueshirts.



Eoin O'Duffy



1934 news article about O'Duffy.



W.B Yeats describing the Blueshirts



Selected essays by Yeats talking about Blueshirt activity in Ireland.



Paul Robeson



Wikipedia: Paul Robeson



Robeson toured Republican Spain during the Spanish Civil War and was photographed with members of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, including its black commander Oliver Law. His repertoire included Peat Bog Soldiers, which was popular with International Brigades volunteers and veterans alike.



Paul Robeson, Spain and the Anti-fascist Crusade.



A tribute site to Paul Robeson and his involvement in the Spanish Civil War, very informative and well worth reading.



Paul Robeson



Educational website about Paul Robeson's life.



09:45 Anarchists



Anarchism



Website dedicated to publicising the role of anarchism in the Spanish civil War.



Wikipedia: Anarchism



In the 1920s and 1930s, the rise of fascism in Europe transformed anarchism's conflict with the state.



Wikipedia:Anarchism in Spain



Anarchists played a central role in the fight against Franco during the Spanish Civil War.



Anarchists in the Spanish Civil War



International Socialist Review



Anarchism in Action



A web version of a pamphlet about Anarchism in the Spanish civil War.



Images of the Spanish Revolution



A photo of the Anarchists in the Durruti Column.



Anarchy Archives



An online Research Centre on the History and Theory of Anarchism



Anarchists in the 1936 Spanish Civil War



Youtube video on Anarchists in the Spanish Civil War



10:05 Buenaventura Durruti



Wikipedia: Buenaventura Durruti



Buenaventura Durruti (July 14, 1896 ? November 20, 1936) was a central figure of Spanish anarchism during the period leading up to and during the Spanish Civil War.



Buenaventura Durruti, Libertarian Communist Militant of Spain



A website with links to various articles about Durruti.



Buenaventura Durruti papers



International Institute of Social History



Buenaventura Durruti



An article celebrating Durruti's influence.



Video tribute to Durruti.



Youtube video tribute to Durruti (in Spanish).



Buenaventura Durruti



Biography of Durruti's life.



11:16 Battle of Brunete



Wikipedia: Battle of Brunete



The Battle of Brunete (6 July ? 25 July 1937), fought 15 miles west of Madrid, was a Republican attempt to alleviate the pressure exerted by the Nationalists on the capital and on the north during the Spanish Civil War.



The Battle of Brunete



An article published online by Luis Silva on the Battle of Brunete.



The Battle of Brunete, July 1937



International Brigade website on the Battle of Brunete.



Battles of the Spanish Civil War



A simple guide to the Battles of the Spanish Civil War.



16:21 Esmond and Giles Romilly



Wikipedia: Esmond Romilly.



Esmond Marcus David Romilly (June 10, 1918?November 30, 1941) was a British socialist and anti-fascist, now remembered mainly for his marriage to Jessica Mitford, one of the Mitford sisters.



Wikipedia:Giles Romilly



Giles Samuel Bertram Romilly, (September 19, 1916 ? August 2, 1967), was a journalist, Nazi POW, brother of Esmond Romilly and nephew of Winston Churchill. He served as a war correspondent in both the Spanish Civil War and in World War II.



Giles and Esmond Romilly.



National Portrait Gallery pictures of the Romilly Brothers.



Esmond Romilly



Biography of Esmond Romilly's life.



The Public School Radicals of the 1930's.



Article on the Romilly brothers and the impact of the 1930's politics.



Rebel with a Cause: Decca and Esmond Romilly



An article tracing the adventure of Decca and Esmond and their joint expedition to join anti-franco forces in Spain.



16:52 ''Jarama Valley'' Song



Wikipedia: There's a Valley in Spain called Jarama



This song from the Second Spanish Republic is also known as Jarama Valley and El Valle del Jarama. The tune is Red River Valley.



Jarama Valley Song



Woodie Guthrie version of the song.



17:03 Alex McDade



Alex McDade



Alex McDade (1905-1937) was a Glasgow labourer who went to Spain to fight with XV International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War



Alex McDade and the Battle Hymn of the international Brigade.



An article about McDade and his participation in the Spanish Civil War.

Credits

Date: 12 November 1985

Location: Copenhagen Street

City: London, England

Crew: Spectacle

Organisation: Spectacle

Original Format - colour, u-matic, 28 mins

Language versions - english

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Further Details

Links for International Brigades



Memorial Websites



The International Brigades Memorial Trust



Ireland and the Spanish Civil War



International Brigade Memorial in London



Homage to the Welsh International Brigaders.



The Friends and Veterans of the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion



No Jubilem La Memoria No Jubilem la Mem?ria was created by a group of people who wished to preserve the history and memory of the Second Republic and the Spanish civil war in the Priorat (1931-39).



AABI: Asociaci?n de Amigos de las Brigadas Internacionales Also known as the 'Association of Friends of International Brigades'



ADAR: Asociacion de Aviadores de la Republica Spanish Aviators Association, Republican Air Force



ACER: Les Amis Des Combattants En Espagne Republicaine French Website with information, data and photographs.



Swedish Memorial Website



No Passaran Francais, Espanol, Catala, English. A site dedicated to those who fought in the Spanish Civil War



AIVCAS Associazione Italiana Combattenti Volontari Antifacisti di Spagna: Italian website for those who fought in the Spanish Civil War.



KFSR Kampfer und Freunde der Spanishen Republik 1936-1939. German website for those who fought in the Spanish Civil War.



Grup per la Recerca de la Mem?ria Hist?rica de Castell? Memorial site for the history of Castello



La Cucaracha: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 A site in memorial of the victims of Fascism.



Basque Children Association UK The website of the Basque Children of '37 Association UK



The International Brigades Bebo webpage



Historical Information Websites



International Brigades Wikipedia Website



ALBA Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives



Sociedad Ben?fica de Historiadores Aficionados y Creadores



ARMH The Spanish Association for Retrieval of Historical Memory



Volunteers in the British Battalion in the Spanish Civil War



The Spanish Civil War and Revolution



Air Units and Pilots in the Spanish Civil War The website can be viewed in English and Espanola



Brigadas Internacionales



The International Brigades: Anti-fascist Volunteers of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) This site has extensive links to other web-pages.



Anarchism and the Spanish Civil War



A Brandlerite Militant A site detailing the POUM militia



International Volunteers in the POUM Militias



International Brigades Educational based website with good overview of the events.



The International Brigades Extensive links to websites and organizations worldwide



La Pasionaria's Farewell to the International Brigades



CEDOBI Centro de Estudios y Documentacion de las Brigadas Internacionales



French Anarchist Volunteers in Spain 1936-9



Marx Memorial Library



Working Class Movement Library Spanish Civil War Archives



Authors writing about the Spanish Civil War



George Orwell Wikipedia Website



Looking Back on the Spanish Civil War by George orwell The Complete Works of George Orwell.



Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell Wikipedia Website



For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway Wikipedia Website



Andre Malraux Wikipedia Website



Recent Articles and news on the Spanish Civil War



Spanish Civil War: 70th Anniversary



Guardian Article: The Spanish Civil War Remembered Interviews with Survivors



Freedom Fighters or Comintern Army? International Brigades in Spain International Socialism Journal



The Red Brigades Socialist Review



Spanish Civil War Exhibition Commemorates Manchester International Brigaders



Waterford International Brigade Commemoration July 2004



An Unrepentant Communist Article about post-war surveillance on International Brigade Veterans



Poems from Spain: British and Irish International Brigaders on the Spanish Civil War



Photos and Pictures of the Spanish Civil War



The Visual Front Posters of the Spanish Civil War



Photojournalism During the Spanish Civil War



Arquitectura Militar de la Guerra Civil Espanola Pictures of Military Buildings



A Spanish Civil War Photo Essay Photos from the Spanish Civil War



A Guide to the Fifteenth International Brigade Photographic Unit Photograph Collection The Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives



A Film: La Colonne Durruti



Personal Memoirs and Memorials



Bob Peters: International Brigader and Honorary Member of La Columna



Harry Fisher: Veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion



A Soldier Returns Letter from an American Fighter in the Durruti Column



A Danish Trotskyist in the Spanish Civil War



Specific Battles



La Batalla Del Jarma



El Valle del Jarma



La Defensa de Madrid



La Batalla De Guadalajara