Herbert Matthews Reports on Spain

The appearance of Herbert L. Matthews' newest book on contemporary Spain provides an occasion for something more than an ordinary review.' A proper understanding of his treatment of so controversial a subject as the Franco regime requires at least a brief background sketch and reference to some other works on the same theme. The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939, for those too young to remember), a struggle between the constitutionally elected Spanish Republic (Loyalists) and the rebel forces led by General Franco (Rebels or Nationalists) was widely interpreted at the time as a struggle between democracy and fascism (a Gallup poll of December 1938 showed that of those

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