The Spanish Civil War by Andy Durgan Britain’s SWP lends
credence to Stalinist line on Spanish Civil War—Part 1 16
September 2008 Andy Durgan, The Spanish Civil War (New York, New
York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007) This is the first of a two-part
review. The Spanish Civil War generates a massive body of
historical work every year. This book stands out and merits
attention because Andy Durgan is associated with the British
Socialist Workers Party. He spoke on Spain at Marxism 08, the
SWP’s annual summer school in London. He has written what is
often regarded as the definitive account of the Party of Marxist
Unity (POUM) and the Left Opposition in Spain for Revolutionary
History.  It is posted on marxists.org, giving it a certain
authoritative status in many people’s eyes. His role as
historical adviser to Ken Loach’s film Land and Freedom, which
has done much to revive interest in the Spanish Civil War among
young people, has consolidated Durgan’s reputation as the
historian of the non-Stalinist left in Spain. At