The Spanish Civil War: A Military History

di Charles J Esdaile (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018

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.

• Autore: Charles J Esdaile
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Warfare and History
• Anno: 2018
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 392 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 580 gr.
• EAN: 9781138311275

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