Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Chronology 4
Background to Rebellion 6
The Second Republic of 1931 - the elections of 1933 and 1934 - consequences
The National Army 8
Formation and unit organization
Orders of battle: Ejército del Sur - Ejército del Norte - Ejército del Centro - Ejército de Levante
Nationalist militias: the Falange - the Carlists
Colonial Troops 14
The Army of Africa: Spanish foreign Legion - Regulates
The 1936 campaign
Foreign Volunteers 18
The German Legion Condor-German naval assistance
The Italian Corpo Truppe Voluntarie
The Portuguese Viriatos
The Irish Brigade
The Air Force 24
The Navy 34
Security Forces 35
Guardi-a Civil - Cuerpo de Seguridad y Asalto - Carabineros 35
Small Arms 36
Rifles - pistols - submachine guns - machine guns
Aftermath 39
Further Reading 40
Plate Commentaries 42
Index 48