Modern warfare in Spain : American military observations on the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 / James W. Cortada.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cortada, James W.

Fuqua, Stephen Ogden, 1874-1943.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Diplomatic history.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Campaigns--Sources.

Spain.

Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Diplomatic history--Sources.

Fuqua, Stephen Ogden, 1874-1943.

Fuqua, Stephen Ogden.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xxx, 335 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

American military observations on the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2012]

Summary:

The military reports collected here were written by American Army and Navy officers observing the Spanish Civil War of the late 1930s and were originally intended for a military audience. The writers of the reports were career officers with experience in others wars, especially WWI; in their reports, they comment on campaigns, leadership, weapons, and the war's effects on civilians. As a collection, the reports provide evidence of the intensity of interest in the war by the military in many countries, as they recognized that the war was a proving ground for new equipment such as aircraft and tanks. Chronological chapters cover various military campaigns and battles; there are also chapters on daily life and lessons learned from the war. The book includes a chronology and is illustrated with b&w historical photos and maps. Editor Cortada has written many historical works on Spain. The book is distributed in the US by Books International Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Start of the rebellion (July-September 1936)

Battle of Madrid and other campaigns (October 1936-February 1937)

Campaigns in central Spain, fall of Malaga, and battle of Guadalajara (January-April 1937)

Daily routine of war and the fall of Bilbao (April-July 1937)

Intensification of the war in the north (July-November 1937)

Lessons from the Spanish Civil War (November-December 1937)

The Teruel campaign (December 1937-February 1938)

From the Aragon campaign to the end of the battle of the Ebro (March-November 1938)

Conquest of Catalonia and end of the war (December 1938-April 1939)

Appendices

Brief military chronology of the Spanish Civil War.

Notes:

Collection of dispatches by US Army and Navy officers, primarily written by Stephen O. Fuqua.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781597975568

1597975567

OCLC:

682895710