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Behind the Insurrections - The Birth of Spanish Fascism, Part 1

Behind the Bastards

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Chemical Warfare and the Rise of Dictatorship in Spain

This chapter explores the harrowing use of chemical warfare, particularly phosgene gas, by Spanish and French forces during the Riff War in Morocco. It critiques the subsequent military dictatorship in Spain and the moral justifications that facilitated such brutality against civilian populations.

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