Origin: Spain
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Sahara. La Provincia Olvidada (in Spanish)
Carlos Canales Torres,Miguel Del Rey Vicente
Synopsis "Sahara. La Provincia Olvidada (in Spanish)"
La guerra que enfrento a Espana y Marruecos en 1957 y 1958 se desarrollo en dos escenarios bien diferentes, Ifni y el Sahara Occidental. Fue una contienda oscura, ocultada en su desarrollo y consecuencias a la callada y sufrida opinion publica de la Espana de los anos cincuenta del siglo pasado. Cuando comenzaron los combates las fuerzas armadas no estaban en realidad en condiciones de librar una guerra moderna, ni siquiera contra un ejercito irregular y a poca distancia de la metropoli. A pesar de ello, a base de coraje y sacrificio, se detuvo el ataque marroqui y se expulso a los invasores de territorio espanol. La presente obra es un pequeno intento para acercar a todo tipo de publico los hechos mas significativos de una guerra silenciada, olvidada y casi borrada de la memoria y de los libros de historia. En ella, centenares de espanoles dieron la vida defendiendo a su pais; muchos de ellos soldados de reemplazo que abandonaron su pacifica y tranquila vida para hacer el servicio militar y fueron llevados en avion o barco a defender unos territorios de los que, la mayor parte, no sabian absolutamente nada. Sesenta anos despues del fin de la guerra, su recuerdo y lo que hicieron no debe de olvidarse, aunque asi lo hayan hecho desde entonces los ingratos gobiernos espanoles y la falta de memoria de sus compatriotas. / The war that confronted Spain and Morocco in 1957 and 1958 took place in two very different scenarios, Ifni and Western Sahara. It was a dark contest, hidden in its development and consequences to the quiet and suffering Spainich public opinion. When the fighting began, the armed forces were in no position to wage a modern war, not even against an irregular army and at a short distance from the metropolis. In spite of this, on the basis of courage and sacrifice the Moroccan attack was stopped and the invaders were expelled from Spanish territory. The present work is a small attempt to bring to all types of public the most significant events of this silenced war, forgotten and almost erased from memory and history books. In it, hundreds of Spaniards gave their lives defending their country; many of them recuited soldiers who left their peaceful and quiet life to do military service and were taken by plane or boat to defend territories most of them knew absolutely nothing. Sixty years after the end of the war, their memory and what they did, should not be forgotten, even though the ungrateful Spanish governments, and the lack of memory of their compatriots, have done so ever since.
