10: Democracy, authoritarianism and conflict in Spain (circa 1920–2020)
The Spanish Civil war is an example of a European civil war which whose outcome was determined largely by foreign intervention. More than half a million people would die in a war described by Antony Beevor in his book, The Battle for Spain, as ‘Spain’s tragedy’. However, it was not just a domestic conflict; the divisions in Spain echoed ideological divisions taking place in Europe and thus the conflict drew in other...