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Two episodes ago, we discussed some of the transitions that occurred within a nationalist

leadership as it tried to transition from a group executing a coup into one capable of

forming a coherent government and staging a civil war.

Today, we will look at another important transition that would occur as the civil war began

to intensify, and this was the transition

of the Republican military forces from a loose collection of militias to something that looked

much more like a typical traditional military. The republic would be at a military disadvantage

when the fighting began. However, just in terms of numbers, the disparity would not last very long.

However, this disparity would return and would grow over time, especially as foreign aid

provided to the nationalists began to vastly outstrip, both in quality and quantity,

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