 The cover from the 5th May 1945 | |
| Type | Fortnightly |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Freedom Press |
| Editorial group | |
| Founded | November 1939 |
| Political alignment | |
| Ceased publication | August 1945 (relaunched as Freedom) |
| Headquarters | Newbury Street, London |
War Commentary was a British World War II era anti-militarist anti-war anarchist newspaper published fortnightly in London by Freedom Press from 1939 to 1945.[1] The paper was launched as a successor to Revolt! and Spain and the World and was opposed to World War II along anti-capitalist and anti-state lines.[2]
Regular contributors to the paper included Vernon Richards, Marie Louise Berneri, John Hewetson, Philip Sansom, and Ethel Mannin, with John Olday contributing cartoons. Occasional contributors included Tom Brown, Reginald Reynolds, George Woodcock, and Colin Ward.[3]
- ^ Honeywell, Carissa (August 2015). "Anarchism and the British Warfare State: The Prosecution of the War Commentary Anarchists, 1945". International Review of Social History. 60 (2): 257–284. doi:10.1017/S0020859015000188. ISSN 0020-8590. S2CID 151669269.
- ^ "War Commentary: Background". International Institute of Social History. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Di Paola, Pietro (2011). "'The man who knows his village' Colin Ward and Freedom Press". Anarchist Studies. 19 (2): 22–41. ISSN 0967-3393. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.