I spent a few months last year reading books on civil wars in modern history which may be relevant to our current situation. A short thread with some book recommendations and comments: (1/n) My favourite book on the subject is Stanley Payne's 'Civil War in Europe, 1905–1949'. The 12-page introduction is worth its weight in gold and freely accessible on Google Books etc google.co.uk/books/edition/… (2/n)