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> [“Widespread violence against civilians also demonstrated that the Spanish Civil War was, sadly enough, not a unique case in modern history: such terror has been a common component in many civil wars, including those in twentieth-century Russia, Yugoslavia, Greece, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-jensen/widespread-violence-against-civilians-also-demonstrated-that-the/)

[Geoffrey Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-jensen/)

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## More by Geoffrey Jensen

> [“And in a more general context, after World War I, many air force leaders had come to see civilians as legitimate targets, often advocating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-jensen/and-in-a-more-general-context-after-world-war-i-many-air-force/)

[Geoffrey Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-jensen/)

> [“During the first part of the 1930s, Spain saw the fall of its monarchy, its first democracy, a major revolutionary insurrection, an attempted military…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-jensen/during-the-first-part-of-the-1930s-spain-saw-the-fall-of-its-monarchy/)

[Geoffrey Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-jensen/)

> [“Like more than a few of his colleagues, he believed the Spanish army—or at least the sector of the army that shared his outlook—to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-jensen/like-more-than-a-few-of-his-colleagues-he-believed-the-spanish-army/)

[Geoffrey Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-jensen/)

> [“Widespread violence against civilians also demonstrated that the Spanish Civil War was, sadly enough, not a unique case in modern history: such terror has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-jensen/widespread-violence-against-civilians-also-demonstrated-that-the/)

[Geoffrey Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-jensen/)

> [“The seizure of the church and other lands and the closing of Catholic schools were among the developments that deeply disturbed many Spaniards on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-jensen/the-seizure-of-the-church-and-other-lands-and-the-closing-of-catholic/)

[Geoffrey Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-jensen/)

> [“Above all, Franco understood how to take advantage of opportunities when they arose. His natural caution and conservatism proved particularly valuable during the civil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-jensen/above-all-franco-understood-how-to-take-advantage-of-opportunities/)

[Geoffrey Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-jensen/)

> [“The undeniable tactical skills and successes of the twentieth-century German military often obscure a greater truth: in wars the Germans always met defeat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-jensen/the-undeniable-tactical-skills-and-successes-of-the-twentieth-century/)

[Geoffrey Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-jensen/)

> [“The most famous bombing of Republican territory occurred at the hands of German and Italian pilots at Guernica in the Basque Country on 26…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-jensen/the-most-famous-bombing-of-republican-territory-occurred-at-the-hands/)

[Geoffrey Jensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-jensen/)

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