July 13, 2024
by Professor Zebra
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REMEMBERING SAM MASTERS Sam Masters died fighting in the battle of Brunete in July 1937. Sam wrote to his mother, “Frankly, I’ve never felt in my life such love of comrades as here. These boys are the finest, the grandest that … Continue reading
June 14, 2024
by Shapes
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A bus stop. Stoke Newington. August 1936. A woman is waiting. She is heavy set, wearing a light summer coat over a white silk blouse with strands of hair awry in the wind. She is, maybe, fifty years old. A … Continue reading
May 17, 2024
by Shapes
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The Stone Bomb monument was erected in 1935 as a protest against the bombing of the Abyssinian people by Mussolini’s invading Italian forces. It is in Woodford Green a suburb of North East London. The Stone Bomb sculpture was commissioned by … Continue reading
May 22, 2012
by Professor Zebra
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REMEMBERING SAM MASTERS and HARRY GROSS Sam Masters died fighting in the battle of Brunete in July 1937. Sam wrote to his mother, “Frankly, I’ve never felt in my life such love of comrades as here. These boys are the finest, … Continue reading
May 22, 2012
by Professor Zebra
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Short pieces about a particular volunteer. Some are brigaders. Some are those who helped Sid Catches the Bus Sid Avner was one of the earliest volunteers from England arriving in Spain in September 1936. Leah Manning was Secretary of the Spanish … Continue reading