Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War

The Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War is a welcome addition to the already established series of dictionaries from Scarecrow Press on war, revolution and civil unrest which includes subjects as diverse as ancient Greek warfare, the Zulu wars and the Holocaust. The volume follows the pattern set by others in the series beginning with a useful list of acronyms and abbreviations, five pages of maps illustrating the progress of the war and a 16 page chronology of events beginning with the proclamation of the First Republic in 1873. There follows an excellent 22-page introduction to the war which...