The Spanish Civil War: The History and Legacy of the Controversial Conflict that Established Francisco Franco’s Dictatorship in Spain by Charles River Editors
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Overview: I’ve been in love (truly) with five women, the Spanish Republic and the 4th Infantry Division.” – Ernest Hemingway
The Spanish Civil War has exerted a powerful impact on the historical imagination. Without question, the conflict was a key moment in the 20th century, a precursor to World War II, and an encapsulation of the rise of extremist movements in the 1930s, but it was also a complex narrative in and of itself, even as it offered a truly international theatre of war. It marked one of the seminal moments, along with the 1929 Wall Street Crash, between the two apocalyptic wars of the early 20th century, and since it occurred between 1936 and 1939, Spain proved to be a testing ground of tactics, weaponry, and ideology ahead of World War II.
For the Allied powers Britain and France, Spain became a nadir of “appeasement,” yet, as the name suggests, the conflict had distinctly Spanish characteristics. The pressures that led to war were particular to the country, its social challenges, and its long and intricate history, and it was a conflict between two sides that included disparate elements like the clergy, socialists, landowners, and even anarchists. It is estimated that somewhere between 500,000-2,000,000 people were killed in the war.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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