The Spanish Foreign Legion in the Spanish Civil War, 1936 /

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Author / Creator:Álvarez, José E., author.
Imprint:Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2016]
©2016
Description:1 online resource (xix, 291 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11912460
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ISBN:9780826273604
0826273602
0826220835
9780826220837
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-282) and index.
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Summary:"In 1936, the Spanish Foreign Legion was the best equipped and most thoroughly trained and battle-tested unit in the Spanish Army. With its fearsome reputation for brutality and savagery, the Legion was not only critical to the eventual victory of Franco and the Nationalists, but was also a powerful propaganda tool the Nationalists used to intimidate and terrorize their enemies. Drawing upon Spanish military archival sources, the Legion's own diary of operations, and relevant secondary sources, Álvarez recounts the pivotal role played by the Spanish Foreign Legion in the initial months of the Spanish Civil War."--
Other form:Print version: Álvarez, José E. Spanish Foreign Legion in the Spanish Civil War, 1936. Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2016] 0826220835