In this Book
- The Spanish Foreign Legion in the Spanish Civil War, 1936
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: University of Missouri Press
summary
In 1936, the Spanish Foreign Legion was the most well equipped, thoroughly trained, and battle-tested unit in the Spanish Army, and with its fearsome reputation for brutality and savagery, the Legion was not only critical to the eventual victory of Franco and the Nationalists, but was also a powerful propaganda tool the Nationalists used to intimidate and terrorize its enemies. Drawing upon Spanish military archival sources, the Legion’s own diary of operations and relevant secondary sources, Alvarez recounts the pivotal role played by the Spanish Foreign Legion in the initial months of the Spanish Civil War, a war that was not only between Spaniards, but that pitted the political ideology of Communism and Socialism against that of Fascism and Nazism.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- List of Maps
- pp. xi-xii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xix-xxii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- In Spanish Morocco
- pp. 13-26
- The Legion Arrives in Andalusia
- pp. 27-38
- On the Road to Madrid
- pp. 39-60
- The Breach of Death: Badajoz
- pp. 67-82
- September 1936
- pp. 93-120
- The Battle for the Alcázar of Toledo
- pp. 121-128
- From Toledo to Madrid, October 1936
- pp. 129-146
- The Madrid Front, November 1936
- pp. 147-172
- The Madrid Front, December 1936
- pp. 173-180
- With the Third Bandera on the Asturian Front
- pp. 193-212
- Conclusion
- pp. 213-218
- Bibliography
- pp. 275-282
Additional Information
ISBN
9780826273604
Related ISBN(s)
9780826220837
MARC Record
OCLC
1056246607
Pages
313
Launched on MUSE
2020-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No