Military History of Spain - El Cid, Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, Kemal Reis, First Carlist War, English Armada (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 60. Chapters: El Cid, Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, Kemal Reis, First Carlist War, English Armada, Spain in the American Revolutionary War, SS Cantabria, Military career of Jose de San Martin in Spain, Armada of 1779, Astete, Sisnando Davides, Galleon, Order of Monfrague, University Militias, Piyale Pasha, Capture of Port Egmont, Regulares, Auxiliary Legion, Falklands Crisis, Guardia de Asalto, Ottoman invasion of the Balearic islands, National Militia, Chapelgorris, Walloon Guards, Battle of Llantada, War of the Bands, Siege of Numantia, Battle of Golpejera, Army of Africa, Spanish-Portuguese War, French occupation of Santo Domingo, Requetes, Guias de Navarra, Chao Samartin, Tropas Nomadas, Auts, Monumento a los Caidos por Espana, Sierra de Cuera, Battle of La Higueruela, Pronunciamiento, Second Battle of Olmedo, Valancon, Sierra de Alcubierre, 3rd Swiss Regiment Reding, Blue Legion, First Battle of Olmedo, Aduaneros, Constable of Castile, 31st Mechanized Infantry Regiment "Asturias," Hueste, List of Spanish colonial wars in Morocco. Excerpt: The military history of Spain, from the period of the Carthaginian conquests over the Phoenicians to the current Afghan War spans a period of more than 2200 years, and includes the history of battles fought in the territory of modern Spain, as well as her former and current overseas possessions and territories, and the military history of the people of Spain, regardless of geography. Spain's early military history emerged from her location on the western fringes of the Mediterranean, a base for attacks between Rome and Carthage. With the fall of the Roman Empire, Spain was devastated by successive barbarian invasions, with stability only gradually appearing with the later years of the Visigothic empire. The early Middle Ages for Spain saw the country forming the front line in a battle betw...