Author: Julio Ponce Alberca
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472525280
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
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Incorporating local, national and international dimensions of the conflict, Gibraltar and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39 provides the first detailed account of the British enclave Gibraltar's role during and after the Spanish Civil War. The neutral stance adopted by democratic powers upon the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War is well-known. The Non-Intervention Committee played a key role in this strategy, with Great Britain a key player in what became known as the "London Committee". British interests in the Iberian Peninsula, however, meant that events in Spain were of crucial importance to the Foreign Office and the victory of the Popular Front in February, 1936 was deemed a potential threat that could drive the country towards instability. This book explores how British authorities in Gibraltar ostensibly initiated a formal policy of neutrality when the uprising took place, only for the Gibraltarian authorities to provide real support for the Nationalists under the surface. The book draws on a wealth of primary source material,some of it little-known before now, to deliver a significant contribution to our knowledge of the part played by democratic powers in the 1930s' confrontation between Communism and Fascism. It is essential reading for anyone seeking a complete understanding of the Spanish Civil War.
Author: Jill Edwards
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349040037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 293
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Author: Patrick Turnbull
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472804465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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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.
Author: John M. Kersh
Publisher: Nimble Books
ISBN: 9781608880263
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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The Spanish Civil War was a proving ground for new military technologies--but it also served to reaffirm fundamental strategic and geographic principles. In this essay written at the U.S. Army War College, Commander Kersh argues that the Republican cause lost because it was unable to control the sea lines of communication that have always been so important to Spain. The cover photo shows the German pocket battleship ADMIRAL SCHEER in Gibraltar in 1936.
Author: Ronald Fraser
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Author: Paul Preston
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780394622743
Category : Right and left (Political science)
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Author: R. A. Stradling
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9781901341133
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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The outbreak of the Spanish Civil War threw Irish politics, north and south of the border, into turmoil. Ireland sent large organised bodies of men to fight on opposite sides in the Spanish Civil War, essentially enemy crusades.
Author: Antony Beevor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781429521819
Category : Spain
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Author: William E. Watters
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Languages : en
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