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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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Publisher
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, 1936-1939

People

Francisco Franco (1892-1975)

Places

Spain

Times

1936-1939, 1936-1939 (Guerre civile), 1936-1939 (Război civil)

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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
November 2005, Critica
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The Spanish Civil War
July 3, 2001, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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The Spanish Civil War
February 28, 2001, Cassell military, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Paperback in English - 2Rev Ed edition
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The Spanish Civil War
October 7, 1999, Cassell military
Paperback - New Ed edition

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Book Details

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.

Published in
London

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

Edition Identifiers

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

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1881609W

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