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In 1936, the Spanish Foreign Legion was the most well equipped, 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 its enemies. Drawing upon Spanish military archival sources, the Legion’s own diary of operations and relevant secondary sources, Alvarez recounts the pivotal role played by the Spanish Foreign Legion in the initial months of the Spanish Civil War, a war that was not only between Spaniards, but that pitted the political ideology of Communism and Socialism against that of Fascism and Nazism.

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"""Although the war has attracted the attention of countless scholars and other writers, there are relatively few studies of the military operations themselves, especially in English. Hence this [book] helps fill a major gap in scholarship about the Spanish Civil War.""--Geoffrey Jensen, Professor of History, Virginia Military Institute, author of Irrational Triumph: Cultural Despair, Military Nationalism, and the Ideological Origins of Franco´s Spain ""Students of the Spanish Civil War have long awaited Álvarez's continuation of his seminal Betrothed of Death, and this [book] offers the core of an even more significant contribution to the literature on the Civil War, and to the general field of 20th century military history.""--Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College, author of Hitler's Panzers ""Through use of extensive military records, Álvarez provides readers with an excellent sense of the constant battles that were fought from the outbreak of the Civil War; the movement and success of the forces of the Nationalists, led by General Francisco Franco; and the role of the legion in this first, and most violent, stage of the conflict.""--H-Net ""An indispensable read for anyone interested in the political history of the Second World War.""--The NYMAS Review"

-Students of the Spanish Civil War have long awaited Alvarez's continuation of his seminal Betrothed of Death, and this [book] offers the core of an even more significant contribution to the literature on the Civil War, and to the general field of 20th century military history.---Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College, author of Hitler's Panzers -Although the war has attracted the attention of countless scholars and other writers, there are relatively few studies of the military operations themselves, especially in English. Hence this [book] helps fill a major gap in scholarship about the Spanish Civil War.---Geoffrey Jensen, Professor of History, Virginia Military Institute, author of Irrational Triumph: Cultural Despair, Military Nationalism, and the Ideological Origins of Francos Spain

Students of the Spanish Civil War have long awaited Alvarez s continuation of his seminal Betrothed of Death, and this [book] offers the core of an even more significant contribution to the literature on the Civil War, and to the general field of 20th century military history. Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College, author of Hitler s Panzers Although the war has attracted the attention of countless scholars and other writers, there are relatively few studies of the military operations themselves, especially in English. Hence this [book] helps fill a major gap in scholarship about the Spanish Civil War. Geoffrey Jensen, Professor of History, Virginia Military Institute, author of Irrational Triumph: Cultural Despair, Military Nationalism, and the Ideological Origins of Francos Spain

Students of the Spanish Civil War have long awaited Alvarez's continuation of his seminal Betrothed of Death, and this [book] offers the core of an even more significant contribution to the literature on the Civil War, and to the general field of 20th century military history. --Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College, author of Hitler's Panzers An indispensable read for anyone interested in the political history of the Second World War. --The NYMAS Review Although the war has attracted the attention of countless scholars and other writers, there are relatively few studies of the military operations themselves, especially in English. Hence this [book] helps fill a major gap in scholarship about the Spanish Civil War. --Geoffrey Jensen, Professor of History, Virginia Military Institute, author of Irrational Triumph: Cultural Despair, Military Nationalism, and the Ideological Origins of Francos Spain Students of the Spanish Civil War have long awaited Alvarez's continuation of his seminal Betrothed of Death, and this [book] offers the core of an even more significant contribution to the literature on the Civil War, and to the general field of 20th century military history. --Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College, author of Hitler's Panzers -Students of the Spanish Civil War have long awaited Alvarez's continuation of his seminal Betrothed of Death, and this [book] offers the core of an even more significant contribution to the literature on the Civil War, and to the general field of 20th century military history.---Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College, author of Hitler's Panzers -Although the war has attracted the attention of countless scholars and other writers, there are relatively few studies of the military operations themselves, especially in English. Hence this [book] helps fill a major gap in scholarship about the Spanish Civil War.---Geoffrey Jensen, Professor of History, Virginia Military Institute, author of Irrational Triumph: Cultural Despair, Military Nationalism, and the Ideological Origins of Francos Spain Students of the Spanish Civil War have long awaited Alvarez s continuation of his seminal Betrothed of Death, and this [book] offers the core of an even more significant contribution to the literature on the Civil War, and to the general field of 20th century military history. Dennis Showalter, Professor of History, Colorado College, author of Hitler s Panzers Although the war has attracted the attention of countless scholars and other writers, there are relatively few studies of the military operations themselves, especially in English. Hence this [book] helps fill a major gap in scholarship about the Spanish Civil War. Geoffrey Jensen, Professor of History, Virginia Military Institute, author of Irrational Triumph: Cultural Despair, Military Nationalism, and the Ideological Origins of Francos Spain

Although the war has attracted the attention of countless scholars and other writers, there are relatively few studies of the military operations themselves, especially in English. Hence this [book] helps fill a major gap in scholarship about the Spanish Civil War. --Geoffrey Jensen, Professor of History, Virginia Military Institute, author of Irrational Triumph: Cultural Despair, Military Nationalism, and the Ideological Origins of Francos Spain

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José E. Álvarez is associate professorof history at the University of Houston– Downtown. He is the author of The Betrothed of Death: The Spanish Foreign Legion During the Rif Rebellion and lives in Houston, Texas USA.

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