by jeff.sanders | Jun 22, 2022 | Blog
The Spanish Civil War was truly finished (in my opinion) when the Fascist dictator Francisco Franco died in 1975. He had prepared a successor, a young man of the Bourbon dynasty, to carry on his policies. The 37 year old, Juan Carlos, ascended to the throne as King of...
by jeff.sanders | Jun 13, 2022 | Blog
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was really the first proxy war of the 20th century, and the dress rehearsal for World War 2. The Nationalists (led by Francisco Franco) were actually the rebel group, breaking away from the popularly elected leftist government of the...
by jeff.sanders | May 31, 2022 | Blog
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was a choice between two evil sides with an earned reputation for terror and tyranny. It is often portrayed today as a struggle between “leftists” and “rightists” (liberals, socialists, or communists on one...
by jeff.sanders | May 27, 2022 | Blog
Fascism as a political movement began in Italy during World War 1. The term comes from the Latin “fasces”: an axe surrounded by a bundle of rods. This symbol of authority was carried into the ancient Roman senate to let everyone know that the Roman...
by jeff.sanders | May 23, 2022 | Blog
Once World War 2 ended in 1945 civil war resumed between the Nationalists and Communists in China. The Soviet Union occupied northern China and northern Korea, arming the Korean communists and installing their puppet government under Kim Il-Sung. The USSR also...
by jeff.sanders | May 12, 2022 | Blog
Chiang’s rule over China during World War 2 was in many ways disastrous for the Chinese people. The Japanese invaded Manchuria (northern China) in 1931 and set up a puppet government there. In 1937 they invaded the rest of China, and Chiang’s Nationalist...
