Spanish Civil War 1936-39
by Frances Lannon
Format: Paperback
Date of publication: October 2002
Publisher: Osprey
ISBN: 9781841763699
The Spanish Civil War of 1936-39 was of enormous international as well as national significance. In this gripping volume, Frances Lannon explains how this internal conflict between democracy and its enemies escalated to involve Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and the Soviet Union. We go behind the scenes to find out the true story of the bitter fighting within the sides, not just between them. The experiences of the men and women caught up in the fighting are highlighted. For them, and for a world on the brink of the Second World War, the stakes were agonisingly high. >/p>
Contents
Introduction
Chronology
Background to war : The democratic experiment
Outbreak: From the Popular Front to Civil War
Warring sides: Spain divides
The fighting: War, revolution and international involvement
Portrait of a soldier: Front line volunteers
The world around war: Two Spains
Portrait of a civilian: Women and war: two memoirs
How the war ended: Franco’s victory
Conclusion and consequences: The Spanish Civil War in perspective
Further reading