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The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39, was the curtain-raiser to World War
II, and the major international event of the 1930s. It was the
first great clash of 20th-century ideologies, between the rebel
Nationalist army led by General Franco (right-wing, and aided by
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy), and the Republican army of the
government (left-wing, and aided by the Communist Soviet Union and
many volunteers from liberal democracies). Three years of
widespread campaigns involved the most modern weapons available.
The war was fought ruthlessly by both sides, and when the
Nationalists secured victory they installed a dictatorship that
lasted until November 1975 - the last such regime in Western
Europe. Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork, this
first part of a two-part study depicts the fighting men of the
Nationalist forces that strove to take control of Spain alongside
their German and Italian allies.
This book offers an extensive overview of the myriad Republican
forces during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39. The conflict was the
curtain-raiser to World War II, and the major international event
of the 1930s. The study illustrates, textually and visually, how
the Republican forces were initially varied in appearance and
character. Loyal elements of the Spanish army that rejected the
appeal of the rebel generals were supported by a wide range of
volunteer regional units and political militias, and by volunteers
from many other countries.
These disparate forces were later amalgamated--by force--into the
Communist-dominated People's Army. Thereafter their motley array of
clothing, weapons and equipment became rather more uniform as the
Soviet Union provided support and supplies on a large scale.
Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork, this second
part of a two-part study depicts the fighting men of the Republican
forces that strove to retain control of Spain alongside thousands
of international volunteers.
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