The Spanish Civil War and the Soviet Union

The level of armament that those people had was a not there were eighteenth century armies better equipped for combat. The only place they can turn for arms is the soviet union. There's a lot of soviet politicing at play, right? And as much as anything, and you can read like, a peter carroll's book on the abraham lincoln brigade,. That will give you a better idea of exactly how this strict, authoritarian, communist control really sapped the spirit out of the republic.