An earlier version of this book was published in 1982 as The Spanish Civil War. And he succeeds especially well in unravelling the complex political and regional forces that played such an important part in the origins and history of the war.First published 2006. The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Audible Audiobook Unabridged Antony Beevor (Author), Sean Barrett (Narrator), & 1 more 748 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 15.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. His account narrates the origins of the Civil War and its violent and dramatic course from the coup d'etat in July 1936 through the savage fighting of the next three years which ended in catastrophic defeat for the Republicans in 1939. Now, more than 20 years later, he has substantially rewritten it drawing on masses of newly-discovered material from the Spanish, Russian and German archives. Published to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil WarThe civil war that tore Spain apart between 19 and attracted liberals and socialists from across the world to support the cause against Franco was one of the most hard-fought and bitterest conflicts of the 20th century: a war of atrocities and political genocide and a military testing ground before WWII for the Russians, Italians and Germans, whose Condor Legion so notoriously destroyed Guernica.This was Antony Beevor's first work of non-fiction, pre-dating his international bestselling Stalingard and Berlin: The Downfall 1945. And he succeeds especially well in unravelling the complex political and regional forces that played such an important part in the origins and history of the war.Print The Battle for Spain - The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 Antony Beevor's account narrates the origins of the Civil War and its violent and dramatic course from the coup d'etat in July 1936 through the savage fighting of the next three years which ended in catastrophic defeat for the Republicans in 1939. My search to expand my knowledge of the Spanish Civil War both started and ended with the discovery Antony Beevors THE BATTLE FOR SPAIN.
The civil war that tore Spain apart between 19 and attracted liberals and socialists from across the world to support the cause against Franco was one of the most hard-fought and bitterest conflicts of the 20th century: a war of atrocities and political genocide and a military testing ground before WWII for the Russians, Italians and Germans, whose Condor Legion so notoriously destroyed Guernica.
The bestselling author of STALINGRAD and BERLIN: THE DOWNFALL on the Spanish Civil War, drawing on masses of newly discovered material from the Spanish, Russian and German archives.
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