Francisco J.Romero Salvado is Lecturer in History at London Metropolitan University, UK. His previous book, Spain: 1914-1918, is also available from Routledge.

Romero Salvado, author of two studies and numerous articles on Spain in the 20th century, provides a remarkable political narrative of this period, drawing upon extraordinary research. Utilizing correspondence and newspapers, he captures the daily flow of events and probes the motives of king and politicians. The notes and bibliography are a treasure for historians to exploit. - N. Greene, Wesleyan University, Choice, Vol. 46, No. 08, April 2009

• Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Maps 1. La España Invertebrada, 1874–1914 2. The Gathering Storm 3. A Fatal Neutrality 4. The Artlessness of Insurrection: The Spanish Revolution of 1917 (A Drama in Three Acts) 5. The Catalanist Offensive 6. The Hour of the CNT 7. The Red Tide 8. Reaction on the March 9. Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum 10. The Moroccan Nightmare 11. The Death of the Liberal Patient. Notes. Bibliography. Index