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This war attracted attention by writers and thinkers worldwide. The British writer George Orwell, who later penned classic anti-communist novels entitled ''Animal Farm'' and ''1984'' and wrote an account of his time in Spain called "Homage to Catalonia", volunteered to fight for the Republican government and against Franco’s Nationalists. He volunteered for the libertarian socialist POUM militia, unlike the majority of international volunteers who were members of the [[Comintern]] led [[International Brigades]]. The Internal divisions within the Republican camp led to violent confrontations between the Anarchists, Libertarian Socialists and the Communist and Socialist coalition that was attempting to undermine the revolutionary left wing nature of the Republic. In spite of these differences behind the lines, the factions never broke the common front against Franco, Anarchist Militias continued fighting the Nationalists even after their leaders had been arrested. Britain, France and the United States remained officially neutral, despite volunteer combatants from those countries actively engaging in belligerency.  Germany and Italy sent troops, and crucially planes, to help Franco. Mexico and the Soviet Union provided the Republicans with arms, but no soldiers.  The war in Spain divided public opinion all over the world, the left and center supporting the Republic and the right supporting Franco. The exception to this general rule was amongst Catholic leftists, who supported Franco despite his right-wing politics, as the Church urged priests to condemn the republic from the pulpit.

This war attracted attention by writers and thinkers worldwide. The British writer George Orwell, who later penned classic anti-communist novels entitled ''Animal Farm'' and ''1984'' and wrote an account of his time in Spain called "Homage to Catalonia", volunteered to fight for the Republican government and against Franco’s Nationalists. He volunteered for the libertarian socialist POUM militia, unlike the majority of international volunteers who were members of the [[Comintern]] led [[International Brigades]]. The Internal divisions within the Republican camp led to violent confrontations between the Anarchists, Libertarian Socialists and the Communist and Socialist coalition that was attempting to undermine the revolutionary left wing nature of the Republic. In spite of these differences behind the lines, the factions never broke the common front against Franco, Anarchist Militias continued fighting the Nationalists even after their leaders had been arrested. Britain, France and the United States remained officially neutral, despite volunteer combatants from those countries actively engaging in belligerency.  Germany and Italy sent troops, and crucially planes, to help Franco. Mexico and the Soviet Union provided the Republicans with arms, but no soldiers.  The war in Spain divided public opinion all over the world, the left and center supporting the Republic and the right supporting Franco. The exception to this general rule was amongst Catholic leftists, who supported Franco despite his right-wing politics, as the Church urged priests to condemn the republic from the pulpit.

The Civil-war ended in 1939, the Republican defense broken by infighting, and suffering from a lack of arms due to half-hearted Russian support, with the professional soldiers, especially Arab troops, of Franco playing a decisive role in the defeat of the republic. However, the struggle is remembered as the time when democrats from all over the world joined together to fight against the un-democratic Nationalists, losing the battle but preparing the world for the Second World War.

The Civil-war ended in 1939, the Republican defense broken by infighting, and suffering from a lack of arms due to half-hearted Russian support, with the professional soldiers, especially Arab troops, of Franco playing a decisive role in the defeat of the republic. However, the struggle is remembered as the time when democrats from all over the world joined together to fight against the undemocratic Nationalists, losing the battle but preparing the world for the Second World War.

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