The Spanish Civil War

Author(s)

• Ellwood, Sheelagh M.

Bibliographic Information

The Spanish Civil War

Sheelagh M. Ellwood

（Historical Association studies）

B. Blackwell, 1991

• pbk
• hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

pbk ISBN 9780631166177

Description

The Spanish Civil War (1939-1939) was one of the bloodiest internecine conflicts of the modern era, resulting in a repressive and brutal military dictatorship which lasted for almost forty years. Starting with an account of the background to the wat, Sheelagh Ellwood traces the history of the Second Republic (1931-1936), culminating in the electoral victory of the Popular Front in 1936. The author then charts analyses the dramatic chain of events of the Civil War: the army uprising in Morocco in July 1936, the Nationalist advances in southern northwestern Spain, the protracted resistance of Catalonia and Madrid, and the final victory of Franco's forces in the spring of 1939.

Table of Contents

• The antecedents - 1898-1931
• the Second Republic - 1931-1936
• the rising - 17 July - 1 August 1936
• a failed coup turns to war - 1 August - 1 October 1936
• the drive for Madrid - October 1936 - May 1937
• the Republic's desperate struggle - May 1937 - April 1938
• third and final year - April 1938 - April 1939
• the end of the war - the aftermath.

Volume

hbk ISBN 9780631180487

Description

Spain's civil war (1936-1939) was one of the bloodiest internecine conflicts of the modern era. Thousands of civilians and soldiers died. The outcome was a repressive and brutal military dictatorship which lasted in Spain for almost 40 years. Beginning with an account of the historical antecedents to the war, Sheelagh Ellwood traces the history of the Second Republic, which culminated in the electoral victory of the Popular Front in 1936. The author charts and analyzes the dramatic chain of events of the civil war, from the army uprising in Morocco in July 1936, to the Nationalist advances in southern and north-western Spain and Catalonia and Madrid's protracted resistance to, and final defeat by Franco's forces in the Spring of 1939.

Table of Contents

• The antecedents - 1898-1931
• the Second Republic - 1931-1936
• the rising - 17 July 1936 - 1 August 1936
• a failed coup turns to war - 1 August - 1 October 1936
• the drive for Madrid - October 1936 - May 1937
• the Republic's desperate struggle - May 1937 - April 1938
• the third and final year - April 1938 - April 1939
• the end of the war - the aftermath.

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Details

• NCID: BA13223227
• ISBN:
  • 0631166173
  • 0631180486
• LCCN: 90022104
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 126 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DP269
  • DC20 : 946.081
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00603247