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On 17th July 1936, an uprising began in Spanish Morocco that was to lead to nearly three years of civil war and the deaths of tens of thousands of Spaniards. It was a struggle fundamentally of Right versus Left, and Spain was to become a rehearsal for the World War to come.

In the second episode John Simpson examines one of the knotty problems faced by foreign correspondents in wartime - how, or whether, to be objective. Chicago Daily Tribune Jay Allen is in the spotlight and John focuses on Allen's famous interview with General Franco.

Producer: Neil Rosser
A Ladbroke production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.