Eurocommunism and the Spanish Communists
This article attempts to place the PCE in the generally‐held views of Eurocommunism and explore the current orientation of the party. Focusing on the ideology and the political practice of the PCE, the thesis is that the PCE is a ‘Eurocommunist’ party in the mould of the French and Italian parties but with obvious differences arising from nearly forty years of underground existence under Franco. The perspectives attached to Eurocommunism in many ways do not represent a sharp departure from the past history of the PCE. The major strength of the PCE today is not in the electoral arena where it receives only about 10 per cent of the vote, but rather in the trade union movement where it enjoys a hegemonic position in the largest trade union federation, the Workers’ Commissions (CCOO).
The revolution and the civil war in Spain
First published in France in 1961 as "La Revolution et la guerre d'Espagne, " this book explains the major issues of the Spanish Civil War in a remarkably clear and comprehensive fashion. The authors focus on the internal affairs of the Republic and the Anarchist collective experiments in particular. For further description, the book is best served by its critics: "The Broue-Temime work is the best general interpretation available concerning both the revolution of 1936 and the war. It is especially valuable for analysis of the CNT, the POUM, and the anarchists in both the industrial and rural areas of Catalonia. It contains rich chapters on the first days of the war in the large cities and on the May, 1937, struggle in the streets of Barcelona."--Gabriel Jackson, "Hispanic American Historical Review""This, by contrast (with the work of Hugh Thomas), is what gives weight to the fine works of Pierre Broue the effort by which he constructs a Spanish war where events, parties, and man, the motives that guided them, the difficulties they encountered, their feelings, debates, ideas, and sacrifices are arranged and told in order to make them comprehensible."--Jean-Pierre Peter, "Annales: Economies, Societes, Civilisations""Broue has prepared the first half [of the book], dealing with the Spanish background, the revolution, and the first year of the war... [He] gives a particularly good treatment of the origins of the Spanish Communist party."In the second half of this composite work, Temime has presented a clear, concise, and perceptive account of the military events in the last two years of the war and of the construction of Franco's authoritarian state."--Stanley G. Payne, "Journal of Modern History"
Tile Organization of Advanced Surgical Teams in New Guinea
THIS was written after experiences in the Wau-Salamaua area. This campaign was in mountainous country/with skilfully planned flanking attacks. It was necessary to work within a few hours of' the front, otherwise all the casualties which occur about sunset-a . favourite time for Japanese counter-attacks-must remain in. the jungle all night. H was impossible for the natives to ,carry stretchers af~er dark., We often. had to work in a tiny " A.D.S." for a battalion or even· for one or two C01I).panies. '. , , Thedifficjllltiesin getting back the wound~dhave one dubiolfS advantage for the surgeon--'-a sudden, tremendous rush of cases is uncommoh. Tweiv~ natives .were. required for one stretcher case and, as the number was limited, it was,' unusual for more than two or three badly wounded tb, arrive together. '