Call of Duty 2: 1936-1939 The Spanish Civil War

This war is, therefore, an especially intriguing and passionate background for the kind of black-and-white heroic roleplaying that's the true mark of GURPS Cliffhangers adventures. So passions are still running high, 65 years later. And to volunteers from all over the world, it was a chance to stand and fight for what they believed in. To European nations, it was either an opportunity to expand their own political influence or a revolutionary hotbed that had to be contained.

To Spaniards, it was their own business and, depending on the side they chose, either the last crusade against godless nihilists, or the people's fight for freedom and justice. Others just see it as a prologue to World War Two.īut at the time, it was considered as an epic struggle, defining the chances of democracies to fight off rampant totalitarian regimes. Spaniards often seem to think of it as a sort of natural disaster with long-lasting consequences. The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) is rather obscure to many, today. In exploring Basque-Irish contacts and relations around the Spanish Civil War, the article touches on several interrelated themes, such as misunderstood solidarity, the fate of small stateless nations, the realpolitik of international relations, and historical memory.'They Shall Not Pass!' The Spanish Civil War For GURPS Cliffhangers by Michele Armellini Introduction

Despite this disappointment, the prevailing pre-civil war perception among Basque nationalists of Ireland as a beacon of national liberation and a spiritual ally of sorts to the Basques was to endure. Utilising several previously unexploited Basque primary sources, this article traces and highlights Basque nationalist hopes and expectations around possible Irish government interventions, and how Basque nationalists ultimately felt let down by their ostensible Irish allies.

While Irish involvement on both sides of the Spanish Civil War has been comprehensively accounted for by historians, there remains the issue of the Irish government’s non-intervention in the conflict, even by way of moral support, for the democratic mandate of the Spanish Republic, including the recently established Basque autonomous government.

Call of Duty 2: 1936-1939 The Spanish Civil War