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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|36 pages
The Background
part Two|52 pages
The Civil War 1936–39
part Three|14 pages
Assessment
part Four|28 pages
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