ABSTRACT
For most historians, the military triumph of the Nationalists over the Republicans can be explained in terms of the advantages the former held throughout much of the conflict in the areas of (1) military organization and (2) the quality and quantity of troops and matériel supplied by foreign powers. While this view does not take into account other crucial factors, such as the degree of ideological and political cohesiveness on both sides, it goes a long way towards explaining the one-sided outcomes of the vast majority of battles that were fought during the war.
