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The Battle for Spain

The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939

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An edition of The Spanish Civil War (1982)

The Battle for Spain

The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939

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An account of one of the Spanish Civil War, with new material gleaned from the Russian archives and numerous other sources, this brisk and accessible book, provides a balanced and penetrating perspective, explaining the tensions that led to this terrible overture to World War II and affording new insights into the war—its causes, course, and consequences.

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Language
English
Pages
584

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Subjects
History, History of Spain, Spanish Civil War, Historia, Spain, history, civil war, 1936-1939
People
Francisco Franco (1892-1975)
Places
Spain
Times
1936-1939

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The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
2006, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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The battle for Spain: the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
2006, Penguin Books
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La Guerra Civil Española
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The Spanish Civil War (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
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The Spanish Civil War
July 3, 2001, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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The Spanish Civil War
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First Sentence

"This book has had a curious life."

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Page ix
Maps Page xi
Acknowledgements Page xxiii
Introduction Page xxv
Political Parties, Groupings and Organizations Page xxix
Initials Page xxxiii
Part One. Old Spain and the Second Republic Page 1 1. Their Most Catholic Majesties Page 3 2. Royal Exit Page 11 3. The Second Republic Page 21 4. The Popular Front Page 34 5. The Fatal Paradox Page 44 Part Two. The War of Two Spains Page 53 6. The Rising of the Generals Page 55 7. The Struggle for Control Page 71 8. The Red Terror Page 81 9. The White Terror Page 88 10. The Nationalist Zone Page 95 11. The Republican Zone Page 102 12. The Army of Africa and the People's Militias Page 115 Part Three. The Civil War Becomes International Page 129 13. Arms and the Diplomats Page 131 14. Sovereign States Page 142 15. The Soviet Union and the Spanish Republic Page 150 16. The International Brigades and the Soviet Advisers Page 157 17. The Battle for Madrid Page 166 Part Four. World War by Proxy Page 187 18. The Metamorphosis of the War Page 189 19. The Battles of the Jarama and Guadalajara Page 208 20. The War in The North Page 223 21. The Propaganda War and the Intellectuals Page 239 Part Five. Internal Tensions Page 251 22. The Struggle for Power Page 253 23. The Civil War within the Civil War Page 263 24. The Battle of Brunete Page 274 25. The Beleaguered Republic Page 287 26. The War in Aragón Page 294 27. The Destruction of the Northern Front and of Republican Idealism Page 301 Part Six. The Route to Disaster Page 311 28. The Battle of Teruel and Franco's 'Victorious Sword' Page 313 29. Hopes of Peace Destroyed Page 328 30. Arriba España! Page 340 31. The Battle of the Ebro Page 349 32. The Republic in the European Crisis Page 360 33. The Fall of Catalonia Page 371 34. The Collapse of the Republic Page 384 Part Seven. Vae Victis! Page 399 35. The New Spain and the Franquist Gulag Page 401 36. The Exiles and the Second World War Page 410 37. The Unfinished War Page 419 38. Lost Causes Page 425 Bibliography Page 433 Source Page 450 Notes Page 451 Index Page 495

Edition Notes

Originally published: The Spanish Civil War, Orbis Pub., 1982.
Includes maps.

Classifications

Library of Congress
DP269, DP269 .B374 2006

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
584
Dimensions
9.3 x 6.6 x 2.3 inches
Weight
2.4 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL10316572M
Internet Archive
battleforspainsp0000beev
ISBN 10
0297848321
ISBN 13
9780297848325
OCLC/WorldCat
64312268
Library Thing
2129216
Goodreads
1202664

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