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The first volume of Ted Grant’s Collected Works covers the years 1937–1943. Having arrived in London from South Africa only a short time earlier, Ted threw himself into the task of building the forces of Trotskyism in Britain. As editor of Socialist Appeal and political secretary of the Workers’ International League (WIL), he quickly established himself as one of the foremost theoreticians of the Marxist movement.

The writings collected here trace the WIL’s growth into one of the most dynamic and successful Trotskyist organizations anywhere in the world. Ted entered the struggle at a decisive historical moment: Hitler’s armies were sweeping across Europe and the world was once again engulfed in war. As the only organization to consistently apply Trotsky’s proletarian military policy, the WIL succeeded – despite daunting obstacles – in rooting itself among both the working class and the armed forces.

The debates on the Marxists’ attitude to war remain acutely relevant today. In a period marked by sharpening imperialist tensions and renewed urgency to rebuild a revolutionary International, this volume provides an essential and richly instructive contribution to the theoretical heritage of Marxism.