Breve historia de la Guerra de Ifni-Sáhara

The detailed account of the bloody war, almost unknown today, that Spain waged with Morocco for control of an immense desert. In an agile, entertaining and precisely detailed style, Brief History of the Ifni-Sahara War presents us with the history of the Spanish army's defense of its African colonies. With an army equal in number and technology, the Spanish army faced disaster in one of the bloodiest battles in Spanish history. The authors trace a detailed journey through the different stages of the armed conflict, not only limiting themselves to exposing the causes and consequences of the battles, nor do they make a justified enumeration of the vicissitudes of the conflict, but rather offer an exhaustive explanation of the different military operations. Carlos Canales and Miguel del Rey take us to participate in the "Netol" operation or in the "Gento" operation or invite us to jump for the first time in history with the Spanish paratroopers in the "Pañuelo" operation. In addition, they offer us concrete and detailed information on the weapons used by both sides, including Spanish aircraft such as the mythical "Buchón" (Hispano Aviación HA-1222) or combat tanks capable of sweeping the desert such as the M-24 Light Tank or the Automachine Gun. M-8 cannon.