The Spanish Civil War A Military History

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The Spanish Civil War: A Military History takes a new military approach to the conflict that tore Spain apart from 1936 to 1939. In many histories the war has been treated as a primarily political event with the military narrative subsumed into a much broader picture of the Spain of 1936–9 in which the chief themes are revolution and counter-revolution. While remaining conscious of the politics of the struggle this book looks at the war as above all a military event and as one in whose outbreak specifically military issues – particularly the split in the armed forces produced by the long struggle in Morocco (1909–27) – were fundamental. Across nine chapters that consider the war from beginning to endgame Charles J. Esdaile revisits traditional themes from a new perspective deconstructs many epics and puts received ideas to the test as well as introducing readers to foreign-language historiography that has previously been largely inaccessible to an anglophone audience. In taking this new approach The Spanish Civil War: A Military History is essential reading for all students of twentieth-century Spain. | The Spanish Civil War A Military History