Post by Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (Conrica) on Sept 2, 2011 22:29:30 GMT
Translation:
Blue = Nationalist
Red = Republican
The initial lack of properly trained troops on the Republican side clearly saw a substantial loss of initially controlled territory. However, that said, it is clear that the only reason Madrid (and other regions) weren't also lost to the rebels was down to the international brigades, and the 'arming of the people'.