The 43 Group
by Morris Beckman
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Oswald Mosley decided he could carry on where Hitler and Mussolini had left off. On street corners his fascist speakers would proclaim 'not enough Jews were burned at Belsen'. Enter the 43 Group. In a ferocious, bloody and brilliantly covert five-year campaign, they destroyed the Mosleyites. The membership of the Group was almost entirely made up of British servicemen, the original 43 members quickly swelling to more than 300 and including a Battle of Britain ace, a VC winner - and Vidal show more Sasson! The Groups philosophy of the '3 D's' - Discuss, Decide and Do it - were quickly manifested on the streets of London, with thousands of fascist meetings and rallies sent packing. The Group was organised in 'wedges' of a dozen or so. These wedges would attend a BUF rally and at a given signal would storm the speaker's platform, attacking BUF stewards and speaker. The members' military background ensured tight discipline and brutally effective actions. This, combined with a number of spies within the fascist ranks, ensured the 43 Group almost always came out on top, closing down two-thirds of all fascist activity in the UK until its simultaneous demise with organised fascism in Britain in 1950.As capitalism falters, fascism is gathering strength in Europe today. This book is a timely reminder of how it gathers that strength - and one way of stopping it. show lessTags
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After WWII ex-service men and women, had thought they had seen an end to the Nazis and Fascism. But instead the post war world saw a resurge in organised Fascist thugs and racist/anti-semitic groups. Already the all too worrying signs were showing; the state was defending the far-rights speeches and marches, alongside this organised Jewry was ignoring the situation as had been the case in mainland Europe. As a result political similarities were emerging with that of Germany 1933.
Giving an almost fiction like narrative, Beckman and the 43 group come into the scene to try and confront the enemy on their own terms and look to be having fun doing it. This is an history book written the way history should be written, i.e. accessible, and show more this book particularly is probably the most important written on the subject of resistance anti-fascism after the Second World War. show less
Giving an almost fiction like narrative, Beckman and the 43 group come into the scene to try and confront the enemy on their own terms and look to be having fun doing it. This is an history book written the way history should be written, i.e. accessible, and show more this book particularly is probably the most important written on the subject of resistance anti-fascism after the Second World War. show less
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- London, England, UK
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- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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- 324.241038 — Society, government, & culture Political science Politics & Elections Political parties Europe British Isles, Scotland, Ireland, UK UK
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- DA578 .B36 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England History By period Modern, 1485- 20th century
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