ABSTRACT

This study offers a succinct analysis of a critical period in Spain's history. It assesses the causes and course of the Civil War and covers Franco's New Spain. For the Second Edition there is a fuller examination of the politics of the Second Republic and the regional and social bases of Spain's political parties. There is also a more detailed account of the military conduct of the war and of the extent of international involvement.

part One|36 pages

The Background

chapter 1|7 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|29 pages

The Second Republic, 1931–36

part Two|52 pages

The Civil War 1936–39

chapter 3|11 pages

The Military Rising

chapter 4|6 pages

The Internationalisation of the War

chapter 5|9 pages

The Republic — or the Revolution?

chapter 6|3 pages

The Use of Terror

chapter 8|6 pages

The Military Campaigns

chapter 9|8 pages

International Aid

chapter 10|4 pages

The Republic Under Negrín

part Three|14 pages

Assessment

chapter 11|6 pages

Retrospect

chapter 12|8 pages

The Legacy of the Civil War

part Four|28 pages

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