Long before Pearl Harbor, Mexico's political future was being shaped not just by Nazi spies and Axis propaganda, but by the shadow of Franco's victory in Spain. This video examines why the Spanish ...

What caused Spain's military to turn against the country's civilian government in 1936?

A good review of the book on the Spanish Civil War by renowned military historian Anthony Beevor, which was later republished as The battle for Spain. Originally published in 1982, this work has ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Their spirit and convictions undiminished by age, British veterans of the Spanish Civil War were honoured this weekend at a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of ...

MARCA, Spain (Reuters) - Seventy years after he was shot during the Spanish civil war, 90-year-old Leandro Saun turns red with anger when talking about a conflict that still divides Spain. Sign up ...

HE WAS short, uncharismatic and an uninspiring public speaker. And yet General Francisco Franco (pictured, right) would prove to be a remarkably successful dictator. A key figure in the military coup ...

During the Spanish Civil War, powerful speeches urged the nation to remain united and resist at every level of society.

The artwork depicts the bombing of a Basque village in 1937. Now, the relocation debate is raising questions about how to ...

A small country on the edge of Europe faces a ruthless attack. It staves off the initial assault. With the help of a major outside power, it defends itself with... While much attention is being paid ...