The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction

• Hugely emotive and enduring subject that inspired writers such as Hemingway, Orwell, and Laurie Lee.
• Integrates the political, social, and cultural history of the civil war.
• Discusses the latest historical debates and applies a highly dramatic narrative, with plenty of personal experience woven into the analysis.
• Assesses the impact of the war on Spain's transition to democracy and its contemporary political culture.

Readership: General Readers interested in understanding the Spanish civil war in its domestic and international context. Also anyone who wants a summary of the historical debates and political polemics surrounding the war. Good for school students and undergraduates (Spanish Civil War has prominence in school curricula).

Helen Graham, Professor of Contemporary Spanish History, Royal Holloway University of London

"Provocative and illuminating in equal measure, every sentence...is packed with thought and meaning." - Paul Preston, BBC History Magazine.

"Small but impressive" - Soldier Magazine

Preface
1: Introduction: the origins of Spain's civil war
2: Rebellion, revolution, and repression
3: Mobilise and survive: the Republic at war
4: The making of Rebel Spain
5: The Republic besieged
6: Defeat and victory: the wars after the war
7: The uses of history
Chronology
References
Further Reading