24 Photographs from the Brutal Spanish Civil War

SPAIN. Barcelona. January 1939. Running for shelter during the air raid alarm. The city was being heavily bombed by Fascist planes as General Franco’s troops rapidly approached the city. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography

SPAIN. Bilbao. May 1937. Basque region. Running for shelter during the air raids. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography

SPAIN. Catalonia. Barcelona. August 1936. Militiawomen defending a street barricade. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography

SPAIN. Madrid. 1936. The boy is wearing a cap belonging to a member of the Steel Battalions, of the “Union de Hermans Proletarios” (Union of Proletarian Brothers), an anarchist militia. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography

SPAIN. Madrid. November-December 1936. An armored car used by officers of the International Brigades. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography

SPAIN. Madrid. November-December 1936. Republican soldiers. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography

SPAIN. May 1937. Bilbao front (Basque region). Loyalist soldiers during the battle of Mount Solluve. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography

SPAIN. Murcia. February 1937. Refugees from Malaga. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography

SPAIN. Near Huesca. August-September 1936. Aragon front. Republican soldier. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography

SPAIN. November 7th, 1938. Near Fraga, the Aragon front. Loyalist troops during an offensive on the Rio Segre. Robert Capa © International Center of Photography