Spain betrayed : the Soviet Union in the Spanish Civil War
Ronald Radosh (Editor), Mary R. Habeck (Editor), G. N. Sevostʹi︠a︡nov (Editor)
"Spain Betrayed provides full documentation of the Soviets' activities during the Spanish Civil War. Documents in the book reveal that the Soviet Union not only swindled the Spanish Republic out of millions of dollars through arms deals but also sought to take over and run the Spanish economy, government, and armed forces in order to make Spain a Soviet possession, thereby effectively destroying the foundations of authentic Spanish antifascism. The documents also shed light on many other disputed episodes of the war: the timing of the Republican request for assistance from the Soviet Union; the rise and fall of the International Brigades; the internal workings of the Comintern and its influence on Spain; and much more"--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2001
Yale University Press, New Haven [Conn.], ©2001
History
xxxiv, 537 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm
9780300089813, 0300089813
45668868
1936
1937
1938-1939
Translations of documents from former Soviet state and party archives