Tank Combat in Spain: Armored Warfare During the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

"...offers important insight into the employment of tanks during the war, lessons learned (or not learned) by the participating armed forces..." — Globe at War

Although Spain had been for many years on the periphery of the great affairs of Europe, within a few months of the Civil War breaking out in 1936, three out of the four major European powers—Italy, Germany, and the Soviet Union—decided to intervene. Spain turned out to be the perfect proving ground to carry out controlled, realistic e...