Civil War and World War in Europe: Spain, Yugoslavia, and Greece, 1936-1949

A comparative history of the Spanish, Yugoslav and Greek Civil Wars 1936-1949 from the standpoints of politics, socioeconomic structures, national questions, international conjunctures and foreign interventions. From the shifting nexus of relations between domestic and international conditions, Minehan explores the similarities and differences. Philip B. Minehan Introduction and Historical Background PART I: PRE-WAR SOCIETIES AND STATES Social and Economic Contours of the Pre-War Years Politics, Parties, National Questions, and Militaries PART II: STATES AND SOCIETIES AT WAR: SPAIN, YUGOSLAVIA AND GREECE AND THE INTERNATIONAL POWER STRUGGLES OF 1936-1949 Becoming Domestic and International Battlegrounds The Rise of the Communist Parties Soviet and British Positions and Policies, 1936-1944 The Decisive Phases Roads to Victory and Defeat Conclusion Epilogue