Franco and the Condor Legion : the Spanish Civil War in the air / Michael Alpert.
2019
DP269.4 .A47 2019eb
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Title
Franco and the Condor Legion : the Spanish Civil War in the air / Michael Alpert.
ISBN
9781786725639 (electronic bk.)
1786725630 (electronic bk.)
9781788319836 (online)
1788319834
9781786735638 (pdf)
1786735636
9781788311182
1788311183
1786725630 (electronic bk.)
9781788319836 (online)
1788319834
9781786735638 (pdf)
1786735636
9781788311182
1788311183
Published
London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xi, 238 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
Call Number
DP269.4 .A47 2019eb
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1109390707
Summary
"The Spanish Civil War was fought on land and at sea but also in an age of great interest in air warfare and the rapid development of warplanes. The war in Spain came a turning point in the development of military aircraft and was the arena in which new techniques of air war were rehearsed including high-speed dogfights, attacks on ships, bombing of civilian areas and tactical air-ground cooperation. At the heart of the air war were the Condor Legion, a unit composed of military personnel from Hitler's Germany who fought for Franco's Nationalists in Spain. In this book, Michael Alpert provides the first study in English of the Spanish Civil War in the air. He describes and analyses the intervention of German, Italian and Soviet aircraft in the Spanish conflict, as well as the supply of aircraft in general and the role of volunteer and mercenary airmen. His book provides new perspectives on the air war in Spain, the precedents set for World War II and the possible lessons learnt."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
The Spanish Civil War begins: a disaster which brought Franco to power
Off to Spain: the Germans arrive
Fascist Italy's aircraft create an international crisis
France sends aircraft: Léon Blum's dilemma
The Russians arrive
The Condor Legion and the campaign in the north of Spain
The fall of Bilbao; the end of the war in the north of Spain: the two sides reorganize their air forces
The Spanish War moves to the east
Aragon, Belchite, Teruel: Franco splits the Republic in two
The battle of the Ebro: Republican arnies retreat through Catalonia
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Plates Section.
Off to Spain: the Germans arrive
Fascist Italy's aircraft create an international crisis
France sends aircraft: Léon Blum's dilemma
The Russians arrive
The Condor Legion and the campaign in the north of Spain
The fall of Bilbao; the end of the war in the north of Spain: the two sides reorganize their air forces
The Spanish War moves to the east
Aragon, Belchite, Teruel: Franco splits the Republic in two
The battle of the Ebro: Republican arnies retreat through Catalonia
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Plates Section.
Source of Description
Print version record.
Available in Other Form
Print version: Alpert, Michael, 1936- Franco and the Condor Legion. London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019
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