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@title=%STRING0 (NATIONALIST)
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^^The war lasts since 18th July 1936 to 1st April 1939 
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^^The NATIONALIST player must conquer all the Republican cities,
^^supported by German and Italian aid. The REPUBLICAN player must 
^^prevent this, supported by Soviet aid, and regain all Spain.
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^^-SPECIAL NOTES-
^^Designed to play for only 2 human players (Hotseat or PBEM).
^^Negotiations between players and AI controlled civs are forbidden!
^^Try to maintain a high science rate. Reinforcements will arrive!
^^For more details see the ReadMe.txt.
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^^-HISTORICAL BACKGROUND-
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   When the leading Generals of the Spanish Army led their troops 
into a revolt against the Republican Government on 18th July 1936,
 they expected little opposition to their coup d'etat. They were, 
however, mistaken. The supporters of the Government proved to be 
much stronger than expected and as a result Spain experienced three 
years of bloody Civil War.
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   It was a war of contradictions and political in-fighting. Both 
sides experienced problems in retaining the support of groups or 
political parties that were, more often than not, in violent 
opposition with one another.
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   The Government had the support of all the Left-wing political 
parties. These included the Republicans, the Socialists, the 
Communists, and the Anarchists. They and their associated Trade 
Unions provided the armed Militias that resisted the rising in its 
earliest stages. Support was also forthcoming from the Catalan and 
Basque Nationalists as the Republic had given them their much longed
for regional autonomy. Some elements of the Armed and Para-Military 
Forces remained loyal to the Republic; included amongst these were 
most of the Navy's Seamen (but not the Officers), a large part of 
the Air Force, some units of the Peninsular Army, sections of the 
Guardia Civil (the national police force) and Carabineros (the 
Frontier Guards), and a majority of the Asaltos (the national riot 
police).
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   The Government received some military material from the French 
Socialist Government in the early stages of the war, and substantial 
assistance from the Mexican Government throughout the conflict. 
Considerable help also came, in the form of weapons and advisers, from 
the Russian Government once the Left-wing nature of the Republic was 
established and a large part of the Spanish Gold Reserves were safely 
housed in Russia! Further military aid was provided by the many foreign 
volunteers who were organised, with the help of the Communist 
International, into the International Brigades.
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   The Insurgents (who soon became known as the Nationalists) had the 
support of the Army of Africa (which contained the most battle-hardened
 units in the Spanish Army), the remainder of the Peninsular Army, 
Guardia Civil, Carabineros, and Asaltos, and the Right-wing and 
Traditionalist Political parties. These parties included the Monarchists,
the Carlists, and the Falange. The two latter parties were of particular 
importance as both had armed Militias that could assist in putting down 
resistance to the rising. With the exception of the Basque Region, the 
Catholic Church gave its support to the Insurgents.
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   The Nationalists also received foreign military aid. The Right-wing 
governments of Italy and Germany sent "volunteers", tanks, aircraft and
 artillery to aid the Nationalist cause. In addition small numbers of 
Portuguese, French and Irish volunteers fought with the Insurgent armies.
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   The Spanish Civil War was a war of ideals fought by soldiers who 
thought that God or History was on their side. It foreshadowed many 
aspects of the Second World War whilst at the same time harking back
 to an earlier age; it seemed at times to be a war of Medieval ferocity 
fought with Twentieth Century technology.
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                          Taken from "LA ULTIMA CRUZADA" by Bob Cordery

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