The Battle for Spain

by Beevor, Antony

• ISBN13: 9780143037651
• ISBN10: 014303765X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-01
• Publisher: Penguin Group USA

Summary

A fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingradand The Fall Of Berlin 1945 To mark the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War's outbreak, Antony Beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hard-fought wars of the twentieth century. With new material gleaned from the Russian archives and numerous other sources, this brisk and accessible book (Spain's #1 bestseller for twelve weeks), provides a balanced and penetrating perspective, explaining the tensions that led to this terrible overture to World War II and affording new insights into the war-its causes, course, and consequences.

Author Biography

Antony Beevor is the author of a number of histories, including The Fall of Berlin 1945 and Stalingrad, which has been published in twenty-three languages and was awarded the first Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, the Wolfson History Prize, and the Hawthornden Prize for Literature.

Table of Contents

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS	ix
MAPS	xi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	xxiii
INTRODUCTION	xxv
POLITICAL PARTIES, GROUPINGS AND ORGANIZATIONS	xxix
INITIALS	xxxiii
PART ONE: Old Spain and the Second Republic
1. Their Most Catholic Majesties	3	(8)
2. Royal Exit	11	(10)
3. The Second Republic	21	(13)
4. The Popular Front	34	(10)
5. The Fatal Paradox	44	(9)
PART TWO: The War of Two Spains	53	(76)
6. The Rising of the Generals	55	(16)
7. The Struggle for Control	71	(10)
8. The Red Terror	81	(7)
9. The White Terror	88	(7)
10. The Nationalist Zone	95	(7)
11. The Republican Zone	102	(13)
12. The Army of Africa and the People's Militias	115	(14)
PART THREE: The Civil War Becomes International	129	(58)
13. Arms and the Diplomats	131	(11)
14. Sovereign States	142	(8)
15. The Soviet Union and the Spanish Republic	150	(7)
16. The International Brigades and the Soviets Advisers	157	(9)
17. The Battle for Madrid	166	(21)
PART FOUR: World War by Proxy	187	(64)
18. The Metamorphosis of the War	189	(19)
19. The Battles of the Jarama and Guadalajara	208	(15)
20. The War in the North	223	(16)
21. The Propaganda War and the Intellectuals	239	(12)
PART FIVE: Internal Tensions	251	(60)
22. The Struggle for Power	253	(10)
23. The Civil War within the Civil War	263	(11)
24. The Battle of Brunete	274	(13)
25. The Beleaguered Republic	287	(7)
26. The War in Aragon	294	(7)
27. The Destruction of the Northern Front and of Republican Idealism	301	(10)
PART SIX: The Route to Disaster	311	(88)
28. The Battle of Teruel and Franco's 'Victorious Sword'	313	(15)
29. Hopes of Peace Destroyed	328	(12)
30. Arriba España!	340	(9)
31. The Battle of the Ebro	349	(11)
32. The Republic in the European Crisis	360	(11)
33. The Fall of Catalonia	371	(13)
34. The Collapse of the Republic	384	(15)
PART SEVEN: Vae Victis!	399	(34)
35. The New Spain and the Franquist Gulag	401	(9)
36. The Exiles and the Second World War	410	(9)
37. The Unfinished War	419	(6)
38. Lost Causes	425	(8)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	433	(17)
SOURCES	450	(1)
NOTES	451	(44)
INDEX	495