Spanish Civil War History – Episode 3 - The Scramble for Spain

Good afternoon!

The third episode in our series on the Spanish Civil War is out now!

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Spain had divided to the point of no return and the right-wing Nationalists, led by the army, had given up on democracy and launched an uprising, against the government. The uprising was only partially successful, leaving Spain split in two not only politically, but also geographically. There was then a scramble to get the support of foreign powers, to put armies in the field and to organize shattered command structures.

This episode looks at the battles in the war as 1936 turned into 1937, as well as the civil war within the civil war. Madrid, Guernica, Republican infighting, and Nationalist consolidation are just a few of the areas we cover.

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See you soon,

George Levrier-Jones

Spanish Civil War History – Episode 2 - The Gloomy Clouds of War

Hi all,

The second episode in our series on the Spanish Civil War is out now!

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Spain’s true democratic experiment was tearing the country further and further apart. Traditionalist, conservative, Catholic Spain was increasingly at odds with urban, liberal, secular Spain. And in the fervent, charged atmosphere of 1930s Europe, both sides were increasingly viewing the other as an extremist enemy. Then in February 1936 an election was called.

This episode looks at that election and how its aftermath led to a very international civil war.

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See you next time,

George Levrier-Jones