Fascist Italy in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939

In this highly important book, Javier Rodrigo examines the role of Fascist Italy in the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939. It will be useful to students of history and scholars interested in 20th-century Europe, fascism, and the international dimension of the Spanish Civil War.

Autorentext

Javier Rodrigo is ICREA-Acadèmia Researcher and Professor of History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. He holds a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence and currently coordinates a H2020 European Project on forced displacements in Europe.

Inhalt

Introduction: Fascist Italy and the Spanish Civil War 1

1 Fascist intervention in the coup d'état of 1936 15

Blind faith 16

No turning back 37

2 Fascist Italy at war, 1937 59

From guerra celere to 'Guadalahara' 60

A war in the North 81

3 Italy, the CTV, and politics on the National side 102

Fascistisation 103

Evangelise by deed 120

4 Identity, combat, rearguard 133

He wrote, Viva il Duce! , and then he died 135

The clean and the dirty 149

5 A European war in Spain, 19381939 169

Without inhibitions 171

Sacred testament 186

Conclusion 202