The Rif War Volumes 1-2

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The Rif War: Volumes 1–2 – 2-Book Bundle provides a detailed account of Spain’s long and costly campaign in northern Morocco from 1909 through to the final defeat of the Rifian resistance.

Volume 1 covers the fighting from 1909 to 1921, including the development and reform of the Spanish Army, the creation of the Spanish Legion, the use of Moroccan Regulares, and the early development of Spanish military aviation. It culminates in the catastrophic Disaster of Annual, where Spanish forces suffered enormous losses at the hands of Abd el-Krim’s Rifian forces.

Volume 2 follows the Spanish recovery and reconquest, including the fighting around Melilla and Xauen, the Rifian offensive into French Morocco, and the landmark amphibious landing at Alhucemas. It also examines the increasing use of aircraft, armour, trench warfare, chemical weapons and combined-arms operations before the eventual defeat of Abd el-Krim and the pacification of the Protectorate.

Richly illustrated with period photographs, specially commissioned maps and colour artwork, these two volumes together provide a comprehensive study of the Rif War, its armies, air forces and military innovations, as well as its lasting influence on the Spanish military establishment.