ANDY DURGAN lectures in the School of Modern Languages at the University of Barcelona, Spain. He was Historical Advisor for Ken Loach's film Land and Freedom.

'Writing with enviable economy and lucidity, Andy Durgan has produced a breathtaking synthesis based on his vast knowledge of the civil war and its historiography ... each page is overflowing with penetrating analysis and insightful commentary.' - C.Ealham, International Socialism 'A very good introduction to a field presently characterized by highly charged political debate.' - A. Ribeiro de Menezes, International Journal of Iberian Studies '...useful for teacers in stimulating classroom debates.' - Gerald Blaney, Jr., Journal of Contemporary History

• List of AbbreviationsEditors' PrefaceChronologyMapsIntroductionTowards WarThe Coure of the WarForeign InterventionPolitics and Society in the Republican ZonePolitics and Society in the Nationalist ZoneConclusionsSelect BibliographyIndex.

ANDY DURGAN lectures in the School of Modern Languages at the University of Barcelona, Spain. He was Historical Advisor for Ken Loach's film Land and Freedom.

'Writing with enviable economy and lucidity, Andy Durgan has produced a breathtaking synthesis based on his vast knowledge of the civil war and its historiography ... each page is overflowing with penetrating analysis and insightful commentary.' - C.Ealham, International Socialism 'A very good introduction to a field presently characterized by highly charged political debate.' - A. Ribeiro de Menezes, International Journal of Iberian Studies '...useful for teacers in stimulating classroom debates.' - Gerald Blaney, Jr., Journal of Contemporary History

• List of AbbreviationsEditors' PrefaceChronologyMapsIntroductionTowards WarThe Coure of the WarForeign InterventionPolitics and Society in the Republican ZonePolitics and Society in the Nationalist ZoneConclusionsSelect BibliographyIndex.

ANDY DURGAN lectures in the School of Modern Languages at the University of Barcelona, Spain. He was Historical Advisor for Ken Loach's film Land and Freedom.

'Writing with enviable economy and lucidity, Andy Durgan has produced a breathtaking synthesis based on his vast knowledge of the civil war and its historiography ... each page is overflowing with penetrating analysis and insightful commentary.' - C.Ealham, International Socialism 'A very good introduction to a field presently characterized by highly charged political debate.' - A. Ribeiro de Menezes, International Journal of Iberian Studies '...useful for teacers in stimulating classroom debates.' - Gerald Blaney, Jr., Journal of Contemporary History

• List of AbbreviationsEditors' PrefaceChronologyMapsIntroductionTowards WarThe Coure of the WarForeign InterventionPolitics and Society in the Republican ZonePolitics and Society in the Nationalist ZoneConclusionsSelect BibliographyIndex.