An appreciation to mark the twentieth anniversary of Albert Meltzer's death.

Albert Meltzer: Albert Meltzer was one of the most notable and influential figures in the British anarchist movement of the second half of the 20th century. He is author of I couldn't Paint Golden Angels, Anarchism: Arguments for an Against, and Floodgates of Anarchy (with Stuart Christie).
Phil Ruff: Phil Ruff is an artist and author of On a Towering Flame to the Skies: The Life and Times of the Elusive Latvian Anarchist Peter the Painter.

Introduction: Albert Meltzer 1920-1996, a tribute
by John Patten 1
ALBERT MELTZER
by Phil Ruff 7
Garrulous Good Soldier 12
On Anarchist Secret Service 17
Raising the Black Flag 22
'Doyen of the Anarchist Movement' 27
Memorial 30
Notes 33
Obituary
by Stuart Christie 39
Last Words
by Stuart Christie 45
Commemorating Albert Meltzer
by the CNT/AIT Regional Committee of Catalonia 47
Remembering Albert
by Solidaridad Obrera 49
Postscript: The Windmills Fight Back
by 'Acrata' 53
In Memory of Albert
by Simon McKeown 61

Albert Meltzer: A Life in Pictures 65

Appendices to the Second Edition
1. Joint Manifesto of the Revolutionary Youth Federation
and the Committees for Workers' Control
by Albert Meltzer (1938) 81
2. Editorial: Makhno's "Black Cross"
by Albert Meltzer (1968) 85
3. A sense of Freedom
by Albert Meltzer (1996) 93
4. Albert Meltzer and the fight for working class history
by the Kate Sharpley Library (2013) 97
5. When Albert died (personal recollections)
by John Patten (2016) 101