Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961 and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49, and since then he has published numerous other titles for Osprey. He lives in North Lincolnshire, UK.Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an authority on the post-war French Army, particularly the Foreign Legion. He is the author of the critically acclaimed The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam (2004).

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• HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDSPANISH FORCES, 1909–21 Peninsular forces The Regulares The Tercio OPERATIONS, 1909–21 The East, 1909–12 Forces n Operations: The Gurugu, 1909 The river Kert, 1911–12 The West, 1911–21 ANNUAL, 1921 Silvestre’s advance Collapse The cost AFTERMATH, 1921–24 Tizzi Azza and Tifarauín Armoured units 1923–24: Primo de Rivera’s retreat in the west Spanish air power ABD EL KRIM’S ZENITH, 1924–25 Political status Rifian forces Weapons ABD EL KRIM’S GAMBLE, APRIL 1925 French precautions La Coloniale and l’Armée d’Afrique Shock attacks, April–May 1925 French air power Central and western fronts, May–July 1925 Eastern front, June–July 1925 ENTER PÉTAIN, JULY–AUGUST 1925 Reinforcement and ‘re-articulation’COORDINATED OPERATIONS, SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1925Planning Kudia Tahar The Alhucemas landings French counter-offensive THE FINAL OFFENSIVE, MAY 1926 Planning and forces Operations The end SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961 and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49, and since then he has published numerous other titles for Osprey. He lives in North Lincolnshire, UK.Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an authority on the post-war French Army, particularly the Foreign Legion. He is the author of the critically acclaimed The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam (2004).

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• HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDSPANISH FORCES, 1909–21 Peninsular forces The Regulares The Tercio OPERATIONS, 1909–21 The East, 1909–12 Forces n Operations: The Gurugu, 1909 The river Kert, 1911–12 The West, 1911–21 ANNUAL, 1921 Silvestre’s advance Collapse The cost AFTERMATH, 1921–24 Tizzi Azza and Tifarauín Armoured units 1923–24: Primo de Rivera’s retreat in the west Spanish air power ABD EL KRIM’S ZENITH, 1924–25 Political status Rifian forces Weapons ABD EL KRIM’S GAMBLE, APRIL 1925 French precautions La Coloniale and l’Armée d’Afrique Shock attacks, April–May 1925 French air power Central and western fronts, May–July 1925 Eastern front, June–July 1925 ENTER PÉTAIN, JULY–AUGUST 1925 Reinforcement and ‘re-articulation’COORDINATED OPERATIONS, SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1925Planning Kudia Tahar The Alhucemas landings French counter-offensive THE FINAL OFFENSIVE, MAY 1926 Planning and forces Operations The end SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX