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9. History's Most Complicated War, Pt. 2
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In this episode, we conclude our series on 20th century Spain by discussing the most important event in modern Spanish history: The Spanish Civil War. We discuss the politics of both Franco's nationalists and the Republicans, the foreign support for both sides, the role of the International Brigades, and more about what makes this truly History's Most Complicated War.
Purchase Alex's new book here: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Peoples-Army-in-the-Spanish-Civil-War-Hardback/p/17104
His article on HistoryHit: https://www.historyhit.com/why-did-the-republicans-lose-the-spanish-civil-war/
His interview with Cris Alvarez: https://warscholar.org/spanish-civil-war-military-history-book-the-peoples-army-in-the-spanish-civil-war-pen-sword-books-2020-alex-clifford-interview/
Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff - String Quartet No. 2 as recorded by Steve's Bedroom Band and Steve Jones licensed under Creative Commons 4.0.
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Manage episode 266364752 series 2738649
In this episode, we conclude our series on 20th century Spain by discussing the most important event in modern Spanish history: The Spanish Civil War. We discuss the politics of both Franco's nationalists and the Republicans, the foreign support for both sides, the role of the International Brigades, and more about what makes this truly History's Most Complicated War.
Purchase Alex's new book here: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Peoples-Army-in-the-Spanish-Civil-War-Hardback/p/17104
His article on HistoryHit: https://www.historyhit.com/why-did-the-republicans-lose-the-spanish-civil-war/
His interview with Cris Alvarez: https://warscholar.org/spanish-civil-war-military-history-book-the-peoples-army-in-the-spanish-civil-war-pen-sword-books-2020-alex-clifford-interview/
Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff - String Quartet No. 2 as recorded by Steve's Bedroom Band and Steve Jones licensed under Creative Commons 4.0.
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