The Spanish Civil War : a military history / Charles J. Esdaile.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 368-377) and index.

Beginnings -- Spain is divided -- First campaigns -- The Battle of Madrid -- Winter battles -- The war in Euzkadi -- Diversions and disasters -- Collapse in Arag�on -- Endgame -- Appendix 1: organization of the Spanish home army, 1936 -- Appendix 2: Organization of the Army of Africa, 1936 -- Appendix 3: Spanish military and naval aviation, 1936 -- Appendix 4: Spanish Navy, 1936 -- Appendix 5: Weapons in service with the Spanish Army, 1936 -- Appendix 6: Obsolete weapons brought back into service, 1936 -- Appendix 7: Aircraft, tanks and other weapons supplied to Nationalist Spain -- Appendix 8: Aircraft, tanks and other weapons supplied to Republican Spain -- Appendix 9: Rifles and machine-guns supplied to the Republic -- Appendix 10: Roreign aid in the Spanish Civil War -- Appendix 11: The International Brigades -- Appendix 12: Nationalist forces engaged in the Assault on Madrid, November 1936 -- Appendix 13: Nationalist order of battle, Campaign in Vizcaya, April 1937 -- Appendix 14: The Republican Army at the Battle of Brunete.

"The Spanish Civil War: A Military History takes a new, military approach to the conflict that tore Spain apart from 1936 to 1939. While remaining conscious of the politics of the struggle, the book looks at the war as above all a military event. Across nine chapters that consider the war from beginning to endgame, Charles J. Esdaile revisits traditional themes from a new perspective, deconstructs many epics and puts received ideas to the test, while introducing readers to foreign-language historiography that has previously been largely inaccessible to an anglophone audience. This is essential reading for all students of twentieth-century Spain."--Provided by publisher.