Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. List of Abbreviations xv
6. 1. Slipping Away 1
7. 2. Trust, Mistrust, and Desertion in Civil Wars 15
8. 3. Studying Desertion in the Spanish Civil War 38
9. 4. Cooperation and Soldiers’ Decisions 49
10. 5. Coercion and Soldiers’ Decisions 67
11. 6. Militias in the Spanish Republic, Summer–Fall 1936 88
12. 7. The Popular Army of the Republic, Fall 1936–39 114
13. 8. The Nationalist Army, 1936–39 141
14. 9. The Crumbling of Armies in Contemporary Syria 163
15. Conclusion: Desertion, Armed Groups, and Civil Wars 189
16. Appendix 203
17. Notes 209
18. References 231
19. Index 251