Table of Contents
The Spanish Second Republic 3
From Gen Primo de Rivera's coup d'etat, 1923, to the military rebellion, July 1936
Chronology 5
Creation of the Ejército Popular 11
The militias, 1936
'Militarization', 1936-37
Organization of Formation & Units 14
Mixed brigades - international brigades - divisions, and command - army corps, armies and army groups
Soviet armour
Representative formations: 11 a Division - 43a Division - 84a Brigada Mixta
Basque & Catalonian Units 22
Basque Army
Catalonian Army
The Navy 24
Warships in service
Basque Auxiliary Navy
The Air Force 33
Security Forces 36
Guatdia Civil - Cuerpo de Seguridad y Asalto - Carabineros-Catalonian Mossos d'Esquadra - Basque Ertzaintza
Small Arms 37
Rifles - machine guns - hand grenades
Aftermath 39
Further Reading 40
Plate Commentaries 43
Index 48