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Spanish Civil War
Spain: summary of the war
prelude: political situation during the 1920s
prelude: Second Republic and increasing polarization
prelude: the Popular Front
see also Franco, Francisco
aftermath of the war
areas and cities involved
battles
effect on writers in Spain
end of the war (archives)
1939: Fascism
1939: Gibraltar
1939: Italy
1939: Spain
groups and organizations
international response
journalists and historians
notable participants and related figures
pictures related to the Spanish Civil War
preserving Spain’s art treasures during the war
quotations
subject of art, film, literature
tactics and weapons
1939: Italy
For Italy, as for the rest of Europe, the year 1939 was the most eventful since the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. For 1939 saw the outbreak of what may come to be known as the Second World War; and though Italy failed to enter this conflict alongside her ally, Germany, she found that...
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