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Civil War and Foreign Intervention in Spain

This event, chaired by Professor Paul Preston, FBA, London School of Economics and with contributions from Professor Helen Graham, Royal Holloway, University of London, and Professor Ángel Viñas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid,covered the international dimension to the defeat of the Spanish Republic, the international consequences of the Spanish Civil War, and whether the Spanish conflict can legitimately be regarded as the first battle of the Second World War.

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Introduction
Professor Paul Preston, FBA
(Professor in International History and Director of the Cañada Blanch Centre, London School of Economics)

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Presentation 1
Professor Ángel Viñas
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid)

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Presentation 2
Professor Helen Graham
(Professor of Modern Spanish History, Department of History, Royal Holloway University of London)

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Professor Helen Graham

Panellists' discussion

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Questions and answers

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 This event took place at the British Academy on 2 April 2009.