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SPAIN'S FORGOTTEN WAR
This book reveals:* how the USA secretly trained Spanish Communists to engage in a guerrilla war* how a brutal crime was covered up for more than 50 years
Spain's Civil War did not end in 1939. Guerrillas determinedto oust Franco's ruthless military dictatorship fought on in the…
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1 author picked Between Two Fires as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book takes a different look at the Spanish Civil War. It looks at the history of the guerrilla war in the Spanish sierras, where poorly armed men waged a drawn out battle against the Nationalist troops for years. It is also in the province of Málaga.
From Joan's list on The best books on the Spanish Civil War through oral history and narrative.
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