"A valuable contribution to the literature on the Spanish civil war. . . . Eminently suitable for academic and large public libraries." Reference Books Bulletin ?A valuable contribution to the literature on the Spanish civil war. Alphabetically arranged, more than 800 signed entries were written by 40 specialists.... One of the most valuable assets of the dictionary is the inclusion of short bibliographies following each entry, no matter how brief.... The Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War is an interesting and valuable addition to the literature on an intriguing and controversial era in Spanish history. For the person who is interested in some particular aspect of the war, it will serve as a good introduction; for those who want more in-depth information, the abundant bibliographic sources included with the articles and as a separate Appendix will be most helpful. Eminently suitable for academic and large public libraries.?-Reference Books Bulletin "A valuable contribution to the literature on the Spanish civil war. Alphabetically arranged, more than 800 signed entries were written by 40 specialists.... One of the most valuable assets of the dictionary is the inclusion of short bibliographies following each entry, no matter how brief.... The Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War is an interesting and valuable addition to the literature on an intriguing and controversial era in Spanish history. For the person who is interested in some particular aspect of the war, it will serve as a good introduction; for those who want more in-depth information, the abundant bibliographic sources included with the articles and as a separate Appendix will be most helpful. Eminently suitable for academic and large public libraries."-Reference Books Bulletin A valuable contribution to the literature on the Spanish civil war. Alphabetically arranged, more than 800 signed entries were written by 40 specialists.... One of the most valuable assets of the dictionary is the inclusion of short bibliographies following each entry, no matter how brief.... The Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Civil War is an interesting and valuable addition to the literature on an intriguing and controversial era in Spanish history. For the person who is interested in some particular aspect of the war, it will serve as a good introduction; for those who want more in-depth information, the abundant bibliographic sources included with the articles and as a separate Appendix will be most helpful. Eminently suitable for academic and large public libraries. James W. Cortada is a Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in modern history and spent nearly 4 decades working at IBM in various sales, managerial, and research positions. His most recent books include Building Blocks of Society: History, Information Ecosystems, and Infrastructures (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), with William Aspray, Authenticity: Understanding Misinformation Through the Study of Heritage Tourism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022), Birth of Modern Facts: How the Information Revolution Transformed Academic Research. Governments, and Businesses (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023), and Today's Facts: Understanding the Current Evolution of Information (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025).