The Spanish Civil war was first written down in 1961 and with the passing years, the book has often been updated with new material and insights. .
Going into the fundamental details of the book, the theme begins with the military rising that took place in Morocco. During the periods of 1936 to 1939, there was a large Spanish regiment that was in the African region of Morocco and Algeria and in fact, Morocco was a major Spanish colony that that time in history. With the passage of time, the army regiment that was posted in Morocco saw a military uprising that became stronger over the period and the leader behind this uprising was General Francisco Franco. .
The main objective and goal of the Spanish civil war was to have a big military revolt against the Spanish central government that was posed in Madrid. This revolution was initially supported by a large number of common soldiers in the army and was later on supported and aided by the conservative elements both outside and inside of the country. .
According to the book, there was not a major success when the coup actually started and actually was looked upon as a big failure for the whole nation. When that happened, a more and aggressive bloody civil war was initiated that was fought both between the elements that were involved in this war, meaning the masses and the government. There are a number of horrific details that are presented in the book how inhumane acts were committed against the people of Spain on part of the central government so the revolt could be crushed in a very short span of time. .
But with each person becoming massacred in the war, the campaign actually became more aggressive and bloody. During the later period of 1937 and early 1938, the Nationalists as they were called upon by the rebels received a lot of financial, economical and human support from the European states of Italy and Nazi Germany. On the other hand, the Republican government of Spain was receiving a lot of money and human aid from the Soviet Union, as well as a number of other states that also included the United States.