The Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
"This book by Professor Michael Alpert is probably the most exhaustive study of the Popular Army of all those completed until now ... his analysis of the overall development of the Army, its most salient characteristics and particular aspects, is unsurpassed ..."Carmen González Martínez, University of Murcia, Anales de Historia Contemporanea (review of Spanish language edition)"This revised edition is the best and most readable account of the Spanish Republican Army in any language, fully informed and admirably objective. A unique institutional history."Stanley G. Payne, Hilldale-Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison"This is a thorough and painstaking account of the Republican Army from its pre-Civil War origins to its defeat in 1939, based on years of research in archives, and correspondence and interviews with protagonists. It mobilises a wealth of evidence from primary sources to the latest secondary literature. Its analysis is scrupulously balanced, lucid, and dispassionate."Sebastian Balfour, Professor Emeritus, Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science"Incisive yet wide-ranging, this book offers a wealth of information and insights. Indispensable for modern European collections."Choice