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The Crucible of Francoism - Combat, Violence, and Ideology in the Spanish Civil War (Hardcover)
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The Crucible of Francoism - Combat, Violence, and Ideology in the Spanish Civil War (Hardcover)
Series: Sussex Studies in Spanish History
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The July 1936 coup detat against the Spanish Second Republic
brought together a diversity of anti-Republican political and
social groups under the leadership of rebel Africanista military
officers. In the ensuing Civil War this coalition gradually came
under the rule of Generalissimo Franco. This volume explores the
hypothesis that the violence and combat experiences of the war were
the fundamental ideological crucible for the Francoist regime. The
rebels were a group of reactionary and anti-liberal forces with
little ideological or political coherence, but they emerged from
the conflict not only victorious but ideologically united under the
dictators power. Key to understanding this transition are the
different political cultures of the rebel army, how the combatants
war experiences contributed to the transformation of diverse rebel
groups, and the role of foreign armed intervention. The
contributors examine not only the endogenous Spanish political and
military cultures of the Francoist coalition, but also the
transnational influence of foreign groups. The roots of Francoist
political culture are found in the Falangist and Carlist militias,
and Civil Guard units, that lent their support to the military
rebellion. The war experiences of conscripts, colonial troops, and
junior officers forged the Francoist ideology. It was reinforced by
fascist influences and assistance from Germany and Italy, and the
lesser-known contributions of Swiss and White Russian volunteers.
At the beginning of the conflict the rebel side was not
homogeneous. But it weaved together a complex, transnational web of
political and military interests in the midst of a bloody and
destructive war, transforming itself in the process to a political
and dictatorial platform that was to rule Spain for many years.
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