Above: Map during Civil War from 1936 - 1939 (click map to enlarge) In 1936 the military, supported by conservatives within the country, staged a revolt against the Republican government of Spain. In the beginning the military coup met with failure. Civil war ensued. It was bloody in its ferocity with both sides determined to win at any cost. Above: American volunteers stretching and raising their riffle The rebels, called the Nationalists, got help from Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. On ... Read More