The Spanish Civil War Simplified

A Nationalist fighter throws a grenade at Government soldiers at Burgos. September 12, 1936The Spanish Civil War began with a military coup. There was a long history of military intervention in Spain’s political life. But the coup of 17–18 July 1936 was an old instrument being used for a new purpose....

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Prelude To Armageddon WW2: The Decade 1930s

The 1930s. The decade was tumultuous. The ferment in that period was the time of a gathering storm which burst at the end of the decade. That is WW2.The images below show snippets of that period and gives us an inkling that the world was heading towards death and destruction.Adolf Hitler, 35 years old,...

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