Militant anti-fascism : a hundred years of resistance

Fascism is not a thing of the past. In this era of crisis and austerity, it is growing even stronger. The question is: How do we stop it? According to M. Testa, the fight against it must be aggressive and unrelenting. Using a mixture of orthodox history, eyewitness accounts, and unflinching analysis, he makes the case for a resolutely militant anti-fascism, one that gives no quarter and tolerates no excuses. Unlike other partisan accounts of contemporary battles against fascism and ultra-nationalism, Militant Anti-Fascism takes us from proto-fascists in nineteenth-century Austria to modern-day street-fights in London, providing a broad context for its arguments and looking at numerous countries over a longer period of time. The result is both a serious historical study and a story of victory and struggle, past and present, designed to inspire and energize militants. Lay aside, as M. Testa does, your faith in liberal, legislative, and state-approved approaches to today’s fascist threat. Start by reading this provocative and unapologetic overview of militant anti-fascism and the strategies that have successfully confronted the far right when it has reappeared in its many guises. **M. Testa**, undercover anti-fascist blogger, has analyzed the changing fortunes of the British far right since 2009. He has written for the anarchist magazine __Freedom__ and is a member of the Anti-Fascist Network. The Aim Of This Book Is To Give An Overview Of Anti-fascist Activity In Mainland Europe From The Late-nineteenth Century To 1945, And In The Uk From The 1920s To 2014--page 3. Italy : No Flowers For Mussolini -- France : A New Acceptance Of Violence -- Austria : Fascist Violence Could Only Be Met By Violence -- Germany : 'beat The Fascists Wherever You Meet Them -- Spain : 'the Spanish Anarchist Lives For Liberty, Virtue And Dignity' -- Hungary, Romania & Poland : 'to Arms! To Arms!' -- Ireland : Blueshirts And Red Scares -- Scotland : 'six Hundred Reds ... Led By A Jew' -- England : 'a Bloody Good Hiding' -- 43 Group And 62 Group : 'it's Not Possible To Legislate Fascism Out Of Existence!' -- National Front : 'under Heavy Manners' -- Anti-nazi League And Rock Against Racism : Mass Mobilization -- Red Action And Afa : 'the Day's Action Might Be Rough' -- Blood & Honour : Beware Mancunians Bearing Lucozade Bottles -- Afa And Ireland : 'short, Sharp And Painful' -- Combat 18 : The Nearly Men -- Afa Grows : Fighting Talk -- Afa In Scotland : 'we Don't Talk To Fascists' -- The Bnp : Reach For The Gutter! -- The Edl : 'neither Racist Nor Violent, But Both' -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Anti-fascist Recollections / By John Penney. By M. Testa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Part I Italy: No Flowers For Mussolini France: A New Acceptance of Violence Austria: Fascist Violence Could only Be Met by Violence Germany: ‘Beat the fascists wherever you meet them’ Spain: ‘The Spanish Anarchist lives for liberty, virtue and dignity’ Hungary, Romania & Poland: ‘To Arms! To Arms!’ Ireland: Blueshirts and Red Scares Scotland: ‘Six hundred Reds ... Led by a Jew’ England: ‘A bloody good hiding’ Part II 43 Group and 62 Group: ‘It’s not possible to legislate fascism out of existence!’ National Front: ‘Under Heavy Manners’ Anti-Nazi League and Rock Against Racism: Mass Mobilization Red Action and AFA: ‘The day’s action might be rough’ Blood & Honour: Beware Mancunians Bearing Lucozade Bottles AFA and Ireland: ‘Short, Sharp and Painful’ Combat 18: The Nearly Men AFA Grows: Fighting Talk AFA in Scotland: ‘We don’t talk to fascists’ The BNP: Reach For The Gutter! The EDL: ‘Neither Racist Nor Violent, But Both’ Conclusion Appendix: Anti-Fascist Recollections by John Penney Index

Fascism is not a thing of the past and, in this era of crisis and austerity, it is growing even stronger. The fight against it must be aggressive and unrelenting. Using a mixture of orthodox history and eyewitness accounts, "M. Testa" makes the case for a resolutely militant anti-fascism, taking us from proto-fascists in nineteenth-century Austria to modern-day street-fights in London. Provocative, unapologetic, and based on extensive research.

M. Testa, undercover anti-fascist blogger, has analyzed the changing fortunes of the British far right since 2009. He has written for the anarchist magazine Freedom and is a member of the Anti-Fascist Network.
Fascism is not a thing of the past and, in this era of crisis and austerity, it is growing even stronger. The fight against it must be aggressive and unrelenting. Using a mixture of orthodox history and eyewitness accounts, "M. Testa" makes the case for a resolutely militant anti-fascism, taking us from proto-fascists in nineteenth-century Austria to modern-day street-fights in London. Provocative, unapologetic, and based on extensive research. M. Testa , undercover anti-fascist blogger, has analyzed the changing fortunes of the British far right since 2009. He has written for the anarchist magazine Freedom and is a member of the Anti-Fascist Network.