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The Spanish Civil War, Part 4:Franco and the Nationalists

July 04, 2009 By: Rebeca Category: The Spanish Civil War, Video

The Spanish Civil War, Part 4 — Franco and the Nationalists: How General Franco rose from being a cautious conspirator in 1936 to fusing together the conflicting ideologies of the Nationalists and becoming Europe’s longest-ruling dictator of the twentieth century.

Tags: C.E. D.A., Carlists and Carlism (Traditionalists and Traditionalism), Christendom and Christian Civilization, Civil Marriage and Domestic Unions, Concentration Camps and Internment Camps, Discrimination, Divorce and Separation, Falange, Monarchism and Monarchists, Patria, Political Purges, Selva Vida, Sexism, the Catholic Church and Catholicism, the Comintern, the Generalissimo, the Law of Political Responsibilities, the Spanish Fascist Party, Totalitarian States and Totalitarianism, Workers and the Working Class

2 Comments to “The Spanish Civil War, Part 4:Franco and the Nationalists”

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   Bill Morrison says:

   November 13, 2010 at 11:17 am

   Gironella’s The Cypresses Believe In God, while a novel, is a very fine book that deals with the background of the war and is practically a handbook on the various groups, parties, and organizations on both sides; damn near a textbook, and an excellent novel.

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   Rebeca says:

   November 13, 2010 at 11:32 am

   Thanks for the recommendation! I just ordered it from Amazon!

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