The 1937 bombing of the medieval Basque town had dire consequences, affecting the outcome of the Spanish Civil War and the future course of military conduct. Oftentimes in the history of human conflict just the mention of a battleground—Thermopylae, Waterloo, Normandy—carries a weight beyond the written word. Guernica is one such name in modern military …
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