The Spanish Civil War

ISBN-13: 9780631166177 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 144 str.

Sheelagh M. Ellwood

Opis

The Spanish Civil War was one of the bloodiest internecine conflicts of the modern era. Beginning with an account of the historical antecedents to the war, this book traces the history of the Second Republic, which culminated in the electoral victory of the popular front in 1936. It goes on to chart and analyze the dramatic chain of events of the civil war from the army uprising in Morocco in July 1936 and the nationalist advances against the forces of the Left to the eventual defeat of the latter by Franco's forces in the spring of 1939.

O autorze

Sheelagh Ellwood is Senior Research officer for Spain and Portugal at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Blurb

The Spanish Civil War (1939–1939) was one of the bloodiest internecine conflicts of the modern era, resulting in a repressive and brutal military dictatorship which lasted for almost forty years. Starting with an account of the background to the wat, Sheelagh Ellwood traces the history of the Second Republic (1931–1936), culminating in the electoral victory of the Popular Front in 1936. The author then charts analyses the dramatic chain of events of the Civil War: the army uprising in Morocco in July 1936, the Nationalist advances in southern northwestern Spain, the protracted resistance of Catalonia and Madrid, and the final victory of Franco′s forces in the spring of 1939.