The Spanish civil war. Part 2

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This program follows the fortunes of the Nationalist and Republican forces from the fall of the Alcazar to the Nationalists to the last stand of the Second Republic's Army of the North at the Battle of Santander. The withdrawal of the Republican government to Valencia; Generalisimo Franco's self-appointment as Spain's head of state; the start of the siege of Madrid; the last major Republican victory, at Guadalajara; and the bombing of Guernica are covered as well. Commentary by historians Gabriel Cardona and Albert Balcells; Ricardo Miralles, of the University of the Basque Country; Armando Lopez Salinas, former leader of the Spanish Communist Party; and others is featured.