by Manuel Leguineche · Editorial Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420482354
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«Annual 1921: El desastre de España en el Rif» is the historical essay by Manuel Leguineche, published by Alfaguara in paperback (387 pages, in Spanish).
The work reconstructs the defeat of the Spanish Army at Annual (Morocco) in July 1921, where Abd el-Krim's Rifian troops inflicted on Spain one of its greatest military catastrophes. With first-hand documentation and survivor testimonies, it portrays the corruption, ineptitude and recklessness of the military adventure in Africa.
The book was published in 1996 and bears the Extra Alfaguara imprint; the ISBN-10 is 8420482358. The work deals with the military history of the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco.
For readers of Spanish military history, especially those interested in the Rif War and the political consequences of the Annual disaster.
Manuel Leguineche Bollar, better known as Manu Leguineche, was a Spanish correspondent, journalist and writer. He was born in Arratzu, Biscay. He was one of the contributors of Doblón magazine from 1974 to 1976. He founded the Spanish news agencies Colpisa and Fax Press. He divorced from Rosa María Mateo.
