The Spanish Civil War 1936–39

By the spring of 1936 an armed clash was imminent between the forces of Spain's extreme Left and extreme Right. Viewed largely as a confrontation between democracy and fascism, the resulting civil war proved to be of enormous international significance. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy intervened to assist General Franco, while the Soviet Union came to the aid of the Republican forces. This book explains the background to the war and charts the course of the nearly three-year long conflict through to General Franco's victory. Photographs and colour plates illustrate the uniforms and equipment of the Republican and Nationalist armies.

List of contents

Background · The Republican Army · The Nationalist Army · The Campaign · The Plates

About the author

Patrick Turnbull is a military history author. His classic account of the Spanish Civil War was first published in 1977.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Turnbull, Turnbull Patrick
• Assisted by: Jeffrey Burn (Illustration), Burn Jeffrey (Illustration)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.07.1978
• EAN: 9780850452822
• ISBN: 978-0-85045-282-2
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 198 g
• Illustrations: 50 b/w; 8 col
• Series: Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, Spain, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, HISTORY / Europe / Spain