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A Concise History of the Spanish Civil War

by Paul Preston · 1978

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An account of the Spanish civil war which portrays the struggles of the war, as well as discussing the wider implications of the revolution in the Republican zone, the emergence of brutal dictatorship on the nationalist side and the extent to which the Spanish war prefigured World War II.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of this
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