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Definition of Spanish civil war
1. Noun. Civil war in Spain in which Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government; during the war Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries; 1936-1939.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanish Civil War
Literary usage of Spanish civil war
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Strategy for Defeat: The Luftwaffe, 1933-1945 by Williamson Murray (1983)
"While the Germans completed the first stages of rearmament, the Spanish Civil
War occurred. Hitler willingly provided substantial aid to the rebels, ..."
2. Library of Universal History: Containing a Record of the Human Race from the by Israel Smith Clare (1897)
"spanish civil war OF 1833-1839. King Ferdinand VII. of Spain—during whose reign
the Spanish-American colonies erected themselves into independent republics, ..."
3. General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War by George C. Kenney (1997)
"He was a German soldier of fortune who fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil
War and rose to the rank of captain. After the spanish civil war was over, ..."