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I had always kind of wondered how the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War have been covered by both Hollywood and by historical study. I have noticed that while there are details abundant on the Republicans, their support base, their conflicts, and points of view well represented, the Nationalists do not get similar treatment.

All I really know is that the army officers and the clergy were backing Franco, but who else? Italy and Germany, yes, but within Spain, who actually supported the Nationalists, and why? Was Franco's army a mostly foreign bunch, or were certain segments of Spanish population on his side and not just oppressed by force? Who actually joined his army?

And what could the Republicans have done to have bitten into this support base that gets so little attention to improve their chances?
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