| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 291 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Contents |
Introduction -- In Spanish Morocco -- The Legion arrives in Andalusia -- On the road to Madrid -- Mérida -- The breach of death : Badajoz -- The Battle of the Sierra de Guadalupe -- September 1936 -- The Battle for the Alcázar of Toledo -- From Toledo to Madrid, October 1936 -- The Madrid front, November 1936 -- The Madrid front, December 1936 -- With the Second Bandera on the Guipúzcoa-Aragón front -- With the Third Bandera on the Asturian front |
| Summary |
"In 1936, the Spanish Foreign Legion was the best equipped and most thoroughly trained and battle-tested unit in the Spanish Army. With its fearsome reputation for brutality and savagery, the Legion was not only critical to the eventual victory of Franco and the Nationalists, but was also a powerful propaganda tool the Nationalists used to intimidate and terrorize their enemies. Drawing upon Spanish military archival sources, the Legion's own diary of operations, and relevant secondary sources, Álvarez recounts the pivotal role played by the Spanish Foreign Legion in the initial months of the Spanish Civil War."-- Book jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-282) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Spain. Ejército. Legión -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Spain. Ejército. Legión fast |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Europe -- Spain & Portugal.
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HISTORY -- Military.
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| SUBJECT |
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85126106
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| Subject |
Spain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780826273604 |
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0826273602 |
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